Arab lawmaker urges release of 6 Bedouin citizens in hostage deal

Carrie Keller-Lynn is a former political and legal correspondent for The Times of Israel

A lawmaker from the Arab Islamist Ra’am party requests that the government include in the developing hostage deal six Bedouin citizens who were abducted on October 7 by Hamas.

The deal being considered is currently for children, their mothers, and about a dozen women only.

One of the six Bedouin citizens is a minor.

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