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Tourism minister backs Trump’s Gaza plan
Sam Sokol is the Times of Israel's political correspondent. He was previously a reporter for the Jerusalem Post, Jewish Telegraphic Agency and Haaretz. He is the author of "Putin’s Hybrid War and the Jews"
Tourism and Housing Minister Haim Katz comes out in favor of US President Donald Trump’s plan to end the war in the Strip, a day after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu endorsed the vision in the two leaders’ joint press conference at the White House.
“The return of all the hostages, the removal of every existential threat, and a generation of peace for Israel’s children in any way and as soon as possible,” tweets Katz, a member of Netanyahu’s Likud party.
“We have a unique opportunity, and I am confident that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will know how to best seize it,” he continues, thanking Trump for his “longstanding support of the State of Israel and the Jewish people.”
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