Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar told his visiting UK counterpart that Israel is working to reach a hostage deal and hopes Hamas is doing the same as well, Report informs via The Times of Israel.

Following a meeting between the pair in Jerusalem, Sa’ar said in a statement that he told UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy that “Israel is intent on securing a hostage deal and is working to achieve it. Soon we will know if Hamas is interested in it.”