Smotrich: 'I will not allow signing a partial deal that gives Hamas oxygen and a lifeline'
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Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich stated he would not allow a partial deal with Hamas in a post on X/Twitter on Wednesday, following US Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff's announcement that a new hostage deal proposal will be sent to Israel and Hamas. "We need to continue tightening the rope around Hamas' neck and force it into a complete surrender deal with all the hostages at once," he wrote. "It would be delusional folly to release pressure now and sign a partial deal with it [Hamas] that would give it oxygen and a lifeline and allow him to recover.
I will not allow such a thing to happen. Period." Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar said that "if there is a chance to release hostages, it is appropriate to do so." He said that this is the will of the majority of Israelis. "Actions should be taken according to national interests, not according to political pressure and threats," he continued. National Unity leader Benny Gantz noted that the prime minister had "no excuse" to not accept a hostage deal.
"Even tonight, Netanyahu knows the government will not fall because of the hostage deal. [Some] 600 days after the start of the fighting — he has no excuse," he wrote. "He must accept the American proposal and advance a plan that will bring back all the hostages. Special envoy Witkoff told reporters that he had a positive feeling about a temporary ceasefire in Gaza. (Read More)
Smotrich: 'I will not allow signing a partial deal that gives Hamas oxygen and a lifeline'
Smotrich: 'I will not allow signing a partial deal that gives Hamas oxygen and a lifeline'
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