Secret protocols from high-level Israeli meetings reveal that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected a ceasefire and hostage deal earlier this year that top security officials believed could have secured the release of all Israeli captives in Gaza, Channel 13 reported. The report, based on transcripts from March 2025, shows that senior military and intelligence officials supported a two-phase deal that would have ended the fighting temporarily and secured the return of remaining hostages. The proposal included an option to resume the carnage afterward, but Netanyahu opposed it.
