News - Israeli PM: No prisoner release deal made with Hamas

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says there is no agreement on the release of people held captive by Hamas militants in Gaza, amid reports of an impending deal to free them, Times of Israel reports. At a briefing on Saturday evening, the PM said there was no agreement "as of now" and there had been "a lot of incorrect reports" about the release of prisoners. Asked whether he rejected such a deal, Netanyahu said on Saturday that “there was no deal on the table.” On Wednesday, Reuters news agency reported that Hamas had agreed to a deal to release 50 prisoners in exchange for a three-day pause in the war.