Lapid tells Blinken PM has no political excuses to shun hostage deal

Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter

Opposition Leader Yair Lapid meets with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to discuss a potential hostage deal, according to a tweet by the former prime minister.

He says he told Blinken that “Netanyahu doesn’t have any political excuse not to move to a deal for the release of the hostages. He has a majority in the nation, he has a majority in the Knesset, and if needed, I’ll make sure he has a majority in the government.”

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