Two months ago, when a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas seemed close, a new obstacle arose: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his troops must hold the Gaza-Egypt border to prevent Hamas from rearming and smuggling out Israeli hostages.
Many in Israel¡¯s security establishment dismissed the demand and accused Netanyahu of avoiding a deal to keep the war going.
Yet within days, two journals ¡ª Germany¡¯s Bild and London¡¯s Jewish Chronicle ¡ª published articles based on documents that supported Netanyahu¡¯s point and suggested that Hamas was obstructing a deal.
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