Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert Saturday on Newsmax expressed skepticism over ongoing negotiations between White House special envoy Steve Witkoff and Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, saying he doubts the talks will result in a breakthrough.

In an interview with Newsmax’s “Saturday Report,” he also called on Israel to end its war with Hamas in exchange for all remaining hostages.

“I wish that I could be optimistic about the talks between Mr. Witkoff and the prime minister of Qatar,” Olmert said. “I think that presently Israel seems to be engaged more in an effort to hopefully take over all of Gaza and, as was correctly said, trying to free all the hostages in a military operation.”

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