Israel "closer than ever" to close hostage deal with Hamas: Report

Tel Aviv [Israel], December 17 (ANI): Israel is "closer than ever" to closing a deal with Hamas regarding the freeing of the hostages held in Gaza, Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz told Knesset lawmakers on Monday (local time), as reported by Times of Israel.

Katz's comments to the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee were reportedly made in a closed-door meeting, but leaks of his remarks were reported widely