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Gallant welcomes Netanyahu’s decision to restart hostage talks later this week
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant attend a press conference at the Kirya military base in Tel Aviv, October 28, 2023. (Abir Sultan/Pool Photo via AP)
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant welcomes Prime Minister Netanyahu’s decision to send Israel’s negotiating team back to the hostage deal talks, and stresses that there is a “limited window of opportunity for the release of the hostages.”
In a post on X, he wishes Netanyahu luck on his upcoming visit to the US, and says that “even if there are disagreements,” Israel’s security system supports him in the mission to bring home the 120 hostages still held captive in Gaza.
Channel 13 reported on Friday that Gallant was considering making a public declaration that Israel was “within reach” of a ceasefire and hostage release deal to pressure the premier, whom he was said to have accused of hindering progress, into finalizing the deal.
