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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