Iran's FM says Netanyahu sabotages release of Israeli-American captive

Before an Israeli-American captive was released by Hamas, Iran's Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi has drawn attention to reports that Israeli leaders worked to hinder a potential agreement between the Palestinian resistance group and the United States.

On Monday, Araghchi shared a report titled “Netanyahu and Dermer worked to stop US-Hamas deal to free only American captive” on his X account, describing the matter as “the tip of the iceberg” of the destructive measures taken by Netanyahu. According to Israel’s Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper, Netanyahu and Ron Dermer, Israel’s Minister of Strategic Affairs, had launched a “frenzied campaign” to stop a proposed US-Hamas agreement that would have secured the release of the only American captive held in Gaza. Abu Ubaida, Spokesman for the Izz ad-Din Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) has announced it will free Edan Alexander, the sole remaining American captive in Gaza, as part of an agreement with the US intended to advance ceasefire talks and restore humanitarian assistance./ IRNA

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