The escalation of the exchange file crisis threatens the ruling Israeli coalition. There were disagreements between the army official in charge of the issue of detained prisoners and ministers over his demand to expand the powers of the negotiating delegation.
An Israeli delegation was heading to Doha to respond to Hamas’ proposal regarding the exchange deal. Israel is also witnessing repeated protests led by families of detainees in Gaza, during which demonstrators block streets in Tel Aviv to demand the conclusion of an exchange deal, and call for the dismissal of Netanyahu and early elections.