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The prisoner exchange deal between the Palestinian resistance and Israel - which is being negotiated - dominated discussions on Israeli media channels, and former media figures, officials and security forces focused on analyzing the personality of the head of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) in the Gaza Strip, Yahya Sinwar.
The discussion took place on Channel 12 about the exchange deal and the expected response from the Hamas movement. The political affairs correspondent on the same channel said, “Sinwar is manipulating Israel. Let us tell the truth.” He added: “We are in a state of waiting and this is clear to everyone. Sinwar is playing with all of us.” "This stage."
The latest news indicates that the Hamas movement presented its response to the mediators on Wednesday to the proposed framework for the truce agreement in Gaza. Al Jazeera published details of Hamas' response.
For his part, Micha Kobi - a former Shin Bet officer - described Sinwar as "a misleading man who will never surrender and will do everything that hurts the State of Israel."
This former officer - who had interrogated Al-Sinwar for dozens of hours while he was imprisoned - claimed that he knew Al-Sinwar well, and said: “I read him, saw him, sat with him, and ate with him, and I know his behavior.”
For its part, the Channel 14 anchor asked what Israel should do in order to solve the mystery of Sinwar, who she said refuses to release Israeli prisoners.
Brigadier General (res.) Betty Lahat, former head of intelligence at the Prison Service, responded to the broadcaster’s question by saying: “Israel must eliminate this man...nothing else, and we must not negotiate with him.”
Lahat, who supervised Sinwar in prison, added: "He knows us well and knows our sensitivities and weaknesses. He uses our weaknesses, and he has studied the psychology of the Israeli street."
She revealed that she was among the senior Israeli army commanders who she said tried to formulate an action plan seeking to reduce the list of Palestinian prisoners in the Shalit deal, and recalled Sinwar’s statement at the time: “Nothing will make us back down from what we decided... nothing.”
The former head of intelligence at the Prison Service confirmed, "All those prisoners were promised by Sinwar on the day of his release that they would be on the next lists when he conducted these negotiations with Israel."
It is noteworthy that Israel released Sinwar in 2011, and he was one of more than a thousand prisoners who were freed in exchange for the Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit as part of what was called the “Loyalty to the Free” deal.
On the other hand, the Israeli channel "Kan 11" touched on the differences between Defense Minister Yoav Galant and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in its discussion.
Source: Al Jazeera