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Sa’ar tells Lindsey Graham that ‘Hamas isn’t disarming’ and Israel ‘won’t accept this’
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Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar and his team (left) meet US Senator Lindsey Graham and his team in Tel Aviv, December 21, 2025. (Gideon Sa’ar/X)
Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar concludes a half hour meeting with US Senator Lindsey Graham in Tel Aviv.
The two discuss “the situation in Gaza and the future of the region,” Sa’ar writes on X.
“The reconstruction of Gaza and a better future for Gaza will be possible only if Hamas disarms,” Sa’ar continues. “I reiterated that Hamas isn’t disarming. Unfortunately, Hamas is trying to consolidate its power in Gaza, not give it up.”
Israel “won’t accept this,” Sa’ar stresses.
Graham is in Israel for a two-day visit ahead of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s meeting next week with US President Donald Trump in Florida.
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