The head of Mossad does not rule out the disruption of the Gaza deal, and Barak questions the effectiveness of "Gideon

The Israeli newspaper Maariv reported that the estimates of the Mossad did not rule out the possibility of a disruption in reaching a deal regarding the detainees in the Gaza Strip following the Israeli attack on Hamas leaders in Qatar.

Meanwhile, former Prime Minister Ehud Barak confirmed that Operation Gideon’s Chariots 2 will not achieve the goal of eliminating Hamas.

Maariv mentioned that Mossad reports confirm that it is not unlikely that the attack on Qatar may have disrupted the possibility of reaching a deal regarding the detainees.

It pointed out that the head of the Mossad, David Barnea, believed that any attack in Qatar would cause more harm than benefit, noting that Hamas's response to the proposal recently discussed by U.S. President Donald Trump could lead to a deal.

For his part, Ehud Barak criticized the attack targeting Doha and said, "Whoever attacks the negotiators in the capital of mediation puts the lives of Israeli prisoners at risk."

He added that, as Trump said, "Every time there is progress in the deal, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attacks someone."

The Israeli Broadcasting Authority quoted the former Prime Minister as saying that Hamas is working to drown Israel in the quagmire of Gaza City, considering that such an occurrence would represent "an unprecedented diplomatic victory."

Barak believes that Operation Gideon’s Chariots 2 will not achieve the goal of eliminating Hamas.

These statements came a day after massive demonstrations by the families of Israeli prisoners near the Ministry of Defense and the Likud party headquarters in Tel Aviv, where participants accused Netanyahu of sacrificing their loved ones for his political future.

The families of the prisoners renewed their demand for U.S. President Donald Trump to pressure Netanyahu to reach a deal that would lead to the release of their loved ones and the cessation of the war.

The opposition repeatedly asserts that Netanyahu is working to prolong the war in Gaza and rejects ceasefire proposals to serve his political interests, particularly his continued hold on power, in response to the more extreme right-wing faction in his government that opposes ending the war.

On September 3rd, the Israeli army launched an aggression named "Gideon’s Chariots 2" to completely occupy the city of Gaza, which sparked criticism and protests in Israel, fearing for the lives of the prisoners and soldiers.

Tel Aviv estimates that there are 48 Israeli prisoners in Gaza, of whom 20 are alive, while more than 10,800 Palestinians are imprisoned in its jails, suffering from torture, starvation, and medical neglect, according to Palestinian and Israeli human rights and media reports.

Repeatedly, Hamas has confirmed its readiness to release Israeli prisoners all at once in exchange for ending the genocide that has left more than 64,000 martyrs, the withdrawal of the Israeli army from Gaza, and the release of Palestinian prisoners, but Netanyahu, who is wanted by international justice, evades by insisting on the continuation of the occupation of Gaza.