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Sunday, March 17, 2024
Lapid calls on world to ‘put pressure on Hamas’, close hostage deal ASAP
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleOpposition leader Yair Lapid calls on the international community to put pressure on Hamas to come to an agreement to free hostages held in Gaza since October 7.
After meeting with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, currently on his third visit to Israel since October 7, Lapid says, “The citizens of Israel are united around the need to act quickly to free the hostages. Israel’s opposition will support any moves that advance a hostage deal.”
“The international community must put pressure on Hamas and promote a deal quickly,” Lapid writes on X, formerly Twitter.
נפגשתי לפני זמן קצר עם קנצלר גרמניה אולף שולץ. אזרחי ישראל מאוחדים סביב הצורך לפעול מהר להשבת החטופים. האופוזיציה בישראל תיתן כל גיבוי למהלכים לקידום עסקת החטופים. על הקהילה הבינלאומית להפעיל לחצים על חמאס ולקדם עסקה במהירות. pic.twitter.com/n3nzh8vdaW
— יאיר לפיד – Yair Lapid (@yairlapid) March 17, 2024
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