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Lapid: Netanyahu’s sabotage of hostage deal needs to stop ‘before they all die’
Sam Sokol is the Times of Israel's political correspondent. He was previously a reporter for the Jerusalem Post, Jewish Telegraphic Agency and Haaretz. He is the author of "Putin’s Hybrid War and the Jews"
Opposition Leader Yair Lapid slams Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, calling for an immediate deal before the hostages “all die.”
“Enough with the briefings, enough with the tweets,” Lapid states. “All of Netanyahu’s attempts to sabotage the negotiations should stop. A deal now, before they all die.”