Report suggests consensus among Israeli security agencies on possibility of deal with Hamas despite Netanyahu’s hardline stance

Israel’s Channel 12 reported Saturday that there is a consensus among the security agencies on the possibility of striking a prisoner exchange deal with Hamas, even as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hardened his positions and recalled his negotiators from Doha, Anadolu reports.

According to unnamed sources, Israeli army chief Eyal Zamir stated in closed discussions that “military pressure has created suitable conditions” to return the captives, and that…