Netanyahu Criticizes Trump's Remarks During Cabinet Meeting Described as 'Boring'

Translation by Sada News - The Hebrew channel Reshet Kan revealed this Tuesday evening that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu subtly criticized U.S. President Donald Trump over his remarks regarding the number of living Israeli hostages.

Trump stated yesterday that there are fewer than 20 hostages alive, and perhaps one or two have died.

The channel quoted Netanyahu during a cabinet meeting held this evening, as translated by Sada News, saying, 'I don't know why he says that; what we know is different.'

An Israeli official described Trump's remarks to the channel as 'regrettable and unfounded; he is allowing the blood of the hostages to be spilled.' He added.

According to the channel, more than half of the cabinet ministers were absent from the meeting, while Netanyahu and several ministers did not attend it fully due to their participation in a settlement ceremony.

It appears that the ministers preferred to celebrate the recognition and reorganization of settlement outposts over discussing the mediators' proposal regarding the exchange deal.

Ministers confirmed that they felt bored and were stepping out to eat during the two-hour meeting.

One minister was quoted saying: 'I don't understand why we were called to such a meeting; it was more like a comedy show.'

Another cabinet session is scheduled for next Sunday.

The meeting was held in a state of negligence despite tens of thousands of Israelis protesting for the completion of the exchange deal.

Opposition leader Yair Lapid stated that the cabinet's meeting today, without the ministers even discussing the hostage deal, is another moral stain on the October 7 government, and I say unequivocally to the Israeli public that there is a deal on the table that can bring the hostages back home and end the war.