Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar says Israel would negotiate a permanent ceasefire with Hamas in the Gaza Strip if an agreement is reached on a temporary truce. “If a temporary ceasefire is reached, we are willing to negotiate a permanent one,” Sa’ar says, speaking at a joint press conference in Bratislava alongside his Slovak counterpart Juraj Blanár. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has until now refused to enter talks over an end to the Gaza war until Hamas is defeated. | The Times of Israel