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Lapid urges US not to allow Hamas to skirt deal, says party will provide PM with political safety net
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleJacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief
Opposition Chair Yair Lapid (L) meets with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, at the State Department in Washington on September 16, 2024. (Shahar Azran)
Opposition chairman Yair Lapid tells US Secretary of State Antony Blinken during their meeting earlier today at the State Department that Israel “will not be able to recover” if it leaves the 101 remaining hostages in Gaza.
“Don’t let Hamas to skirt a hostage deal,” Lapid told Blinken, according to a readout from his office, adding that his party will provide a political safety net to counter far-right coalition parties threatening to bring down the government over the deal being negotiated.
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