(Washington Stand) “Israel is closer than ever to another hostage deal” with Hamas, according to remarks by Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz reported in the Israeli press. After 439 days, 101 of the hostages Hamas kidnapped on October 7, 2023 remain in captivity, and seven of them are Americans. Their families are desperate to free them from barbaric conditions, and recent developments may finally force Hamas to negotiate.
“We’re hearing that from both Palestinian sources and also from the current defense minister … that this is very close,” said Regent University professor A. J. Nolte on “Washington Watch” Tuesday. “They are expecting a deal that is going to easily pass both the security cabinet and the Knesset — because, of course, just proposing the deal is not enough on the Israeli side. They’ll have to pass it as well.”
The good news of a hostage deal cannot come soon enough for the friends and families of those captives, who have formed a coalition, Bring Them Home Now. (Read More)
