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Wednesday, December 4, 2024
From the Liveblog of
Wednesday, December 4, 2024
Katz: There’s a chance we can get a hostage deal this time around
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Defense Minister Israel Katz at the Tel Nof Airbase in central Israel, December 4, 2024. (Elad Malka/Defense Ministry)
Defense Minister Israel Katz says during a visit to the Tel Nof Airbase that “there is a chance that this time we can really advance a hostage deal” with Hamas.
“The most important thing today in the war is to bring the hostages home. This is the supreme goal that stands before us and we are working in every way to make this happen,” he says in remarks provided by his office.
“The intensity of the pressure on this monstrous organization called Hamas is increasing and there is a chance that this time we can really advance a hostage deal,” Katz says.
