Israeli Deputy PM Haskel to Newsmax: Hamas Peace Still Fragile

Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Sharren Haskel said Friday that Israel is entering a long-awaited period of healing after a U.S.-brokered agreement paved the way for hostages to return home, but she warned that peace with Hamas remains uncertain and fragile.

“It’s an opportunity for me to thank President [Donald] Trump for the immense work and pressure that he’s been putting on Hamas in order to reach this peace deal,” Haskel said Friday on Newsmax’s “Wake Up America.”

“Israel feels like it can breathe, finally, after two years,” she added.

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