Israel’s opposition leader thanked the former U.S. president “for his public support and his efforts to secure the return of the Israeli hostages held in Gaza.”
(JNS)
Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid met with former U.S. president Barack Obama in Washington on Monday, with the two political leaders discussing advancing a deal to return the hostages held by Hamas in Gaza.
“I met with former President Barack Obama at his office in Washington,” the head of the Yesh Atid party tweeted on Tuesday morning.
“I thanked him for his public support and his efforts to secure the return of the Israeli hostages held in Gaza. I told him that we all need to work together to ensure a deal that will bring the hostages home,” he wrote.
נפגשתי עם הנשיא לשעבר ברק אובמה בלשכתו בוושינגטון. הודיתי לו על תמיכתו הפומבית ומאמציו להחזרת החטופים הישראלים המוחזקים בעזה. אמרתי לו שעל כולנו לעבוד יחד כדי להבטיח עסקה שתחזיר את החטופים הביתה
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— יאיר לפיד – Yair Lapid (@yairlapid) September 17, 2024
Lapid also visited the White House on Monday, meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan to talk about the 101 hostages remaining in Gaza and a potential ceasefire agreement to secure their release after nearly a year of captivity.
He was also scheduled to meet on Monday with South Carolina Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham during his D.C. diplomatic swing.
Image: Former U.S. president Barack Obama, left, meets with Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid in Washington on Sept. 16, 2024. Source: @yairlapid/X.
