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‘I wish they were close to getting a deal,’ Joni Ernst says following Israel visit
‘From [Israel’s] perspective, they feel that the military action is the only way that they have leverage over Hamas. And I think they are probably right,’ the Iowa senator told JI
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Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA)
Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA), following a trip to Israel and the broader Middle East over the weekend, expressed hesitance about the possibility of a hostage release deal, arguing that continued Israeli military pressure on Hamas is likely the only...