Tel Aviv, Jan. 29 -- Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar spoke with Finnish Minister of Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen regarding regional and bilateral issues.

Sa'ar said he briefed her on the framework for the release of Israeli hostages held in Gaza under the current ceasefire agreement and emphasized that Israel, "will not accept Hamas' rule over Gaza, as it undermines our security and regional stability," and expressed his, "will to strengthen our bilateral relations."

Sa'ar invited his counterpart to visit Israel soon.

For her part, Valtonen described their telephone discussion as "useful" and said they discussed the "importance of the full implementation of all phases of the Gaza ceasefire-hostage agreement."

Valtonen said th...