Israeli Minister for Strategic Affairs Ron Dermer said on ABC News Live that he believes that the Israel Defense Force’s (IDF) land operation against Hamas in the Gaza Strip is “accelerating our possibility” of securing an agreement to free hostages held captive by the Palestinian terror group.
Israeli Minister for Strategic Affairs Ron Dermer speaks with @IanPannell as the Israel-Hamas war enters its fourth week: “I think the land operation is accelerating our possibility to get a hostage deal and is accelerating a possibility to maybe rescue our hostages.” pic.twitter.com/pZnnYdzlH6
— ABC News Live (@ABCNewsLive) October 30, 2023
A transcript is as follows:
IAN PANNELL: There’s been lots of discussions that a large group of hostages was going to be released. We know that Qatar, Egypt, Israel, and America were all trying to get some of those hostages out….