WE'RE VERY CLOSE
TO A CEASEFIRE AND HOSTAGE AGREEMENT.
WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS TOO IN RECENT DAYS.
I HOPE
THAT WE CAN GET IT OVER THE LINE
IN THE TIME THAT WE HAVE LEFT,
BUT IF WE DON'T,
THEN
THE PLAN THAT PRESIDENT BIDEN PUT FORWARD
FOR A CEASEFIRE HOSTAGE DEAL WILL BE HANDED OVER TO THE INCOMING ADMINISTRATION,
AND I BELIEVE THAT WHEN WE GET THAT DEAL,
AND WE'LL GET IT,
IT WILL BE ON THE BASIS OF THE PLAN THAT PRESIDENT BIDEN
PUT BEFORE THE WORLD BACK IN MAY
IN LEBANON.
TOGETHER,
FRANCE AND THE UNITED STATES
PRODUCED A CEASEFIRE.
IN LEBANON
THAT IS HOLDING,
THAT'S MOVING FORWARD,
AND THAT IS CREATING THE POSSIBILITY FOR A MUCH DIFFERENT AND MUCH BETTER FUTURE
FOR THE COUNTRY
AS WELL AS FOR
ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH ISRAEL.