A report by PBS alleges that former President Donald Trump is encouraging Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu not to sign onto a ceasefire agreement with the Hamas terror organization, over fears a deal at this juncture could benefit Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign.

With Harris and Trump neck-and-neck in the national average of polls and in polling in key battleground states, Trump is reportedly fearful that a deal securing the release of Israeli hostages and reaching a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip could boost the Harris campaign ahead of the November election, PBS‘s Judy Woodruff claimed Monday night.

“The reporting is that former President Trump is on the phone with the Prime Minister of Israel, urging him not to cut a deal right now, because it’s believed that would help the Harris campaign,” said Woodruff.