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Tuesday, February 4, 2025
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Tuesday, February 4, 2025
Trump ‘confident’ hostage deal can be sealed even given makeup of Israeli government
Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter
US President Donald Trump, right, meets with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office of the White House, February 4, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
US President Donald Trump says he is confident that it is possible to get a hostage deal done even given the makeup of the government in Israel.
“Sure, why wouldn’t a deal get done? A deal can get done, we’ll see what happens,” he says, appearing to downplay the problem posed by far-right coalition allies threatening to topple the government if fighting doesn’t resume after the ongoing first phase.
“We’re dealing with very complicated people,” Trump says, “but a deal can absolutely get done.”
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