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Arab countries pushing Hamas to accept hostage deal to stall IDF offensive, official says
Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter
Multiple Arab countries are pushing Hamas to accept another hostage release deal in order to forestall an expanded Israeli offensive in Gaza, an Israeli official tells The Times of Israel.
“There is now a lot of pressure,” says the official, “including from Jordan.”
“The entire region is pressuring them for some sort of deal.”
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