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Israeli ministers clash over hostage deal

28/04/2024 20:06 GMT

28/04/2024 20:06 GMT: Israeli ministers clash over hostage deal

BBC World Service - Newshour, Israeli ministers clash over hostage deal

Benny Gantz said the government ‘should not exist’ if it prevented an agreement

War cabinet member Benny Gantz said the government ‘should not exist’ if it prevented an agreement

Ministers in Israel’s government are divided over a possible ceasefire deal with Hamas, which could see the return of Israeli hostages held in Gaza. Benny Gantz, a member of the war cabinet, said the government would have no right to exist if it prevented a deal, but far-right finance minister Bezalel Smotrich said a ceasefire would amount to a humiliating surrender. 

Also on the programme: As South Africa marks 30 years since the end of apartheid, voters ask whether the ANC can still deliver on the promise of freedom and democracy; and Iranian authorities clamp down on the Egyptian hit TV series Assassins. 

(Picture: Benny Gantz at a march by supporters of hostages in Gaza near Beit Shemesh, Israel, March 1, 2024 Credit: REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun)

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