JERUSALEM (Reuters) – There is a chance now for a deal to release all the hostages held in Gaza, including U.S. citizens, Israel’s Defence Minister Israel Katz told his U.S. counterpart Lloyd Austin in a phone call on Wednesday, Katz’s office said in a statement.
“Minister Katz updated Secretary of Defense Austin on the negotiations for the release of the hostages, and said that there is now a chance for a new deal that will allow the return of all the hostages, including those with American citizenship,” Katz’s office said in a statement.
(Reporting by Maayan Lubell; Editing by Howard Goller)
