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From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, September 10, 2024
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, September 10, 2024
Gallant reiterates backing for truce-hostage deal, says it’s a ‘strategic opportunity’
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant attends a Defense and Foreign Affairs Committee meeting on the ultra-Orthodox draft law at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem on July 1, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/ Flash90)
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant reiterates his support for a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release agreement, saying it would give Israel a “strategic opportunity” to address other security challenges.
Bringing the hostages home is “the right thing to do,” Gallant tells foreign journalists.
“Achieving an agreement is also a strategic opportunity that gives us a high chance to change the security situation on all fronts,” he says.
Gallant has continuously been at loggerheads with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and far-right ministers over the matter, and has long been the government’s loudest voice in support of a deal, which is opposed by some others in the leadership.
