The leader of the Israeli opposition, centrist Yair Lapid, today called on Washington to reach a cease-fire agreement in Gaza that would allow the release of the hostages, stressing that “political interests must be put aside.” “I believe that all political interests should be put aside for this reason. This is much more important,” he told reporters after meeting with US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken at the State Department. “Israel needs the hostage agreement and no political process or political turmoil should affect the hostage agreement. We must return them to their homes,” he added. “We will do everything necessary to ensure that there is an agreement for the hostages,” Lapid stressed. “It is possible. We can make a deal on the hostages, and we must.” Lapid, a former prime minister, repeated his pledge not to seek a coup […]
Source: News Beast
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