“If Netanyahu signs the deal, on Sunday he can already begin negotiating for the return of the rest of the hostages in exchange for ending the war,” Einav Zangauker says in remarks to the press outside the Kirya military headquarters in Tel Aviv.

“If the conquest of Gaza [City] begins, there will not be a deal,” she adds, while accusing Netanyahu of “placing obstacles [before a deal] and blaming Hamas” while moving forward with plans to capture the Strip’s largest urban center.