Israel's Ex-PM Bennett calls for hostage deal, says only a post-Netanyahu gov't can defeat Hamas

Israel's Ex-PM Bennett calls for hostage deal, says only a post-Netanyahu gov't can defeat Hamas


He said the deal meant "releasing all the hostages and deploying the IDF on the Gaza Strip perimeter," he said. Initially, Bennett avoided directly answering whether he would join a future government led by Netanyahu, should the latter fail to form a coalition, but eventually said he would not. After mentioning a conversation with Yochi Moses – whose daughter Or was killed on October 7 – in which he promised her "a good, united, and normal country," the former prime minister said that "Netanyahu represents the opposite."

Author: Jonathan Lis


Published at: 2025-06-28 19:50:23

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