Sa’ar: Israel working to reach gradual deal, not partial deal

Amy Spiro is a reporter and writer with The Times of Israel

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar meets with pro-Israel influencers in Rome on January 14, 2025. (Shalev Man/Foreign Ministry)
Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar meets with pro-Israel influencers in Rome on January 14, 2025. (Shalev Man/Foreign Ministry)

During a diplomatic trip to Italy, Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar tells a group of pro-Israel influencers that Israel is not working on a “partial deal, but a gradual deal.”

Speaking to the group in Rome, Sa’ar says Israel has been engaged in “very intensive negotiations” to reach a hostage release and ceasefire deal, “with significant involvement from the current and future American administrations,” according to a statement from his office.

The foreign minister says that both the Biden and Trump administrations “want to reach a hostage deal this week or before January 20,” the date that US President-elect Donald Trump will be sworn into office.

Sa’ar adds that Israel is working tirelessly towards a deal because “we want our people back home and we want to achieve a hostage deal. This is not a partial deal, this is a gradual deal.”

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