Speaking on Fox Business, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expresses optimism about the chances for a hostage release deal with Hamas.
“I think there is a good chance we’ll have the ceasefire,” he says, ahead of his meeting with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at the Pentagon.
The main sticking point in talks in Doha is the deployment of IDF troops in the event of a ceasefire. Israel is insisting that troops remain on the Morag Corridor north of Rafah, an Israeli official tells The Times of Israel.
“Trump and I believe in the doctrine of peace through strength,” he says. “First comes strength, then peace. We have shown a lot of strength, and it seems to us that there are many fruits of peace, and we will be able to expand the Abraham Accords, creating a reality in the Middle East that is unimaginable, bringing prosperity and stability.”
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