Sa'ar, Miliband discuss Hamas disarmament in first call

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar and British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband held their first call on Tuesday, discussing the war in Gaza, Iran and bilateral ties.Sa’ar said he emphasized Jerusalem’s interest in a productive dialogue with Britain and welcomed London’s decision to proscribe Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.He urged further British action against Hezbollah’s financial institution, Al-Qard Al-Hassan, saying dismantling the terrorist group’s financial infrastructure was essential to preventing further attacks against Israel and Hezbollah’s continued “occupation of Lebanon and the Lebanese people.”“I made it clear that progress in the implementation of President Trump’s plan for Gaza is dependent on the disarmament of Hamas and other terror groups and the demilitarization of the Strip,” Sa’ar said.Miliband told Sa’ar that Hamas must disarm, the IDF should withdraw from Gaza and “we must see progress” on Trump’s 20-point peace plan.The foreign secretary also said he raised “the sharp escalation of settler violence…

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