Sa’ar presses Netanyahu to clinch Gaza deal with Knesset behind move

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar says a “large majority” of the government and Israeli public are in support of reaching a ceasefire and hostage release deal in Gaza, urging action to push an agreement over the finish line.

“There is a large majority in both the government and the public in favor of the outline for releasing the hostages. If there is an opportunity to do it — it must not be missed!” writes Sa’ar on X.

The post comes after Opposition Leader Yair Lapid promised to lend his party’s support for a deal in case hard-right coalition members attempt to block approval in the Knesset. Earlier in the day, Otzma Yehudit party leader Itamar Ben Gvir reportedly suggested forming a unified bloc with Religious Zionism to torpedo a deal, but party leader Bezalel Smotrich’s office denied that they had agreed to meet to discuss coordination on blocking the measure.