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After Witkoff comments, PM says security cabinet will discuss phase 2 of ceasefire tomorrow
Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu chairs a cabinet meeting in Jerusalem on February 9, 2025. (GPO/Screenshot)
After US special envoy Steve Witkoff says on Fox News that talks on phase 2 of the hostage release-ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas will begin this week, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office releases a statement saying that he told Witkoff he would convene the security cabinet tomorrow to discuss the second phase.
Talks on the second phase were supposed to begin last week.