Netanyahu Still Sees Peace Deal With Saudi Arabia After Gaza Fighting

  • Israeli leader offers periods for safe passage of civilians
  • Campaign has ‘taken a little longer than I’d hoped,’ he says

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said a peace deal with Saudi Arabia was still possible, despite intense fighting in the Gaza Strip.

“I think it will be a reality,” Netanyahu said during an interview with Fox News’s Special Report that was broadcast Thursday evening. “I think conditions will be ripe. In fact, after a victory, I think they’ll be even riper.”