June 3, 2025

hostage deal

Finance

Israeli finance minister slams potential hostage deal with Hamas as ‘foolish’

JERUSALEM/ISTANBUL Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich criticized the possibility of signing a partial hostage exchange deal with the Palestinian group Hamas, calling it “foolish.” In a post Wednesday on X, Smotrich claimed that Hamas has been under tremendous pressure and distress in recent days due to a change in the aid distribution system and its

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