Netanyahu confirms Russia helped British agent exchange prisoners between Israel and Syria, preventing vaccines from being traded

After a top Israeli national security blog reported that a prisoner exchange with Syria was secretly brokered by Russia – that Israel would buy the Russian Sputnik V vaccine for Syria to close the deal – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed half and half denied the news Saturday night. “I mean, not even an Israeli vaccine has worked for this,” Netanyahu said. “I thank President Putin for doing this. And more than that, I will not add, because this was Russia’s request. “The terms of the agreement were first reported by blogger Richard Silverstein and then confirmed by New York Times. The Israeli authorities described the prison exchange as a standard exchange; an unnamed Israeli woman taken prisoner in Syria for two shepherds. A source also confirmed Wall Street Journal that vaccines were part of the business. the Guardian reported in January that native Palestinians were excluded from Israeli vaccination.