“A partial deal is the wrong thing to do,” he said. “My stance on deals is very well known. We can bring them to their knees and cut off their oxygen.”
10 living hostages and 18 hostage bodies would be released for a 60-day ceasefire, minor IDF withdrawal, and aid distribution changes.
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Foreign Minister Sa'ar said that "if there is a chance to release hostages, it is appropriate to do so."
Former hostage Eliya Cohen urged the public to continue fighting for those still held in Gaza, calling the mission “the most Israeli, the most Jewish, and the most human thing we can do."
The hostages who have come forward with their testimonies have shown incredible bravery, but official talks between Israel and Hamas have repeatedly stalled.
The remarks were noteworthy, as they contradicted those of other ministers and of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who said that the ultimate goal of the war was victory over Hamas.
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