The Israeli military chief has reportedly said that “a deal was on the table” to free the captives held in Gaza and the military offensive to seize Gaza City would pose “great danger” to the lives of captives, according to Israeli media.

“Now it’s in Netanyahu’s hands,” Chief of Staff Lieutenant-General Eyal Zamir was quoted as saying by Israel’s Channel 13 news during his visit to the Haifa naval base on Sunday.

Zamir claimed that the army’s assault on Gaza, which has driven the enclave towards famine and killed tens of thousands of Palestinians, has “created the conditions” for a captive deal with Hamas.

“As a result of the military pressure, we created the conditions for the release of the hostages,” he said, according to an official statement released by the Israeli military and rep

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