The Education Ministry has opened an investigation into a high school teacher who told her students that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, not Hamas, is at fault for the challenges around the completion of the current ceasefire and hostage exchange deal.

In a recording made by a student in the classroom, which was leaked to Channel 14 News, the civics teacher from the central city of Ra’anana – whose name has not been publicly revealed – is heard telling students that they are mistaken if they believe Netanyahu is prioritizing freeing the hostages.

When a student said that Netanyahu is attempting to bring back the hostages, the teacher is heard saying, “Is he really trying?”