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Wednesday, December 4, 2024
Sa’ar tells EU foreign policy chief there may be new opportunity for hostage deal
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Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar tells EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas that there “may now be an opportunity” to get the hostages out of Gaza.
Speaking at the OSCE Foreign Ministers’ Conference in Malta, Sa’ar stresses that Israel’s government “is serious” about reaching a deal to get them out, and asks for the EU’s help in attaining an agreement.
He also tells Kallas that Israel wants to “open a new page in our relations with the European Union, one of constructive dialogue and cooperation,” according to Sa’ar’s office. Israel regularly sparred with Kallas’s predecessor Josep Borrell.
Meeting with German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, Sa’ar updates her on the operation to extract the body of Itay Skvirsky, who was a German citizen.
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