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MK Distel-Atbaryan Backs Hostage Deal, Urges Coalition Unity

In a direct appeal to coalition partners Itamar Ben Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich, Likud MK Galit Distel-Atbaryan voiced support Tuesday for a proposed hostage deal that would involve a 60-day ceasefire in Gaza. “Even if it involves a 60-day pause in exchange for 25 hostages—living and dead—I believe this is the right direction,” she said in an interview with Channel 14. “I trust Netanyahu 100%, and I call on them to support him too.” The statement signals growing pressure within the government to unify around a deal that could bring home remaining Israeli hostages, despite objections from far-right ministers.