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Friday, January 17, 2025
Report: White House leaned hard on Israel to reverse its plan to delay deal until Monday
Channel 12 reports that the White House exerted significant pressure on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government after the latter initially decided yesterday to delay the hostage deal’s start from Sunday to Monday due to bureaucratic concerns.
Earlier today, Netanyahu’s office announced that the deal would go ahead on Sunday as originally planned.