The plan to assassinate Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, presented to Netanyahu, was detailed and ready for execution but was ultimately rejected by the prime minister.
Since the Oct. 7 attack on Israel, support for Hamas has surged in the West Bank, where the rival Fatah party that runs the Palestinian Authority is deeply unpopular.
While Hamas kidnapped children, Israel simply arrested those who attempted to commit violent crimes and acts of terror. The situations of the exchanged were not the same.