Hamas hostage's niece worries a deal isn't in Netanyahu's "political interest"

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Updated on: April 28, 2024 / 3:05 PM EDT / CBS News Hostage's niece says she worries about Netanyahu's "political interest" Niece of American hostage worries a deal "is arguably not" in Netanyahu's "political interest" 06:18 As reports of Israel's new cease-fire proposal renew hopes for the release of hostages still being held by Hamas, the niece of a U.S.-Israeli captive said that while she believes a deal can be reached, her family is concerned that finalizing any sort of peace agreement may not serve Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's political agenda.
A deal was reached in November ... so we know that it's possible," Hanna Siegel said Sunday on "Face the Nation."
"And one of the things that really worries my family, and worries me, is that it's arguably not in Prime Minister Netanyahu's political interest to close a deal," Siegel said.
Hanna Siegel told Brennan on Sunday that the timing of the propaganda videos' release could potentially be a sign that Hamas is open to reaching a deal with Israel.