The Palestinian group Hamas on Monday accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of obstructing negotiations fora truce and hostage release in Gaza as mediators again push for a deal. The devastating war in the Palestinian territory has raged for nine months, but back-and-forth negotiations, which have lasted nearly as long, have failed to bring it to an end. In a statement, Hamas said the Israeli prime minister “continues to place more obstacles in front of the negotiations”. The group accused Netanyahu of escalating “his aggression and crimes against our people” in what it said were “…