Israel’s Netanyahu hints new deal under way to release Gaza hostages
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The Israeli leader’s comments came after Qatar confirmed talks are on for a possible new truce.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has made comments, suggesting that new negotiations were under way to recover hostages held by Hamas.
In a televised press conference on Saturday, Netanyahu called the conflict an “existential war” that must be fought until victory, despite pressure and costs, and said Gaza would be demilitarised and under Israeli security control.
His statements came a day after Israeli forces mistakenly killed three of more than 100 captives.
Netanyahu said Israel’s offensive in Gaza had helped clinch a partial hostage-release deal in November and promised to maintain intense military pressure on Hamas.
“The instruction I am giving the negotiating team is predicated on this pressure, without which we have nothing,” he said.
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