Netanyahu says he hopes hostage deal can be done in few days
Netanyahu says he hopes hostage deal can be done in few days
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alt="Israels Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits Capitol Hill, on the day he meets with Senate Republican Leader John Thune (R-SD) and other senators, in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 9, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo"/>Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hopes to reach a deal in a few days for the release of more Israeli hostages.
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Benjamin NetanyahuWASHINGTON - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on July 10 he hoped to reach a deal in a few days for the release of more Israeli hostages held by the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas.
Mr Netanyahu said 50 hostages were still being held captive by Hamas. Of that figure, he said, only 20 are believed to be alive.
“I want to take them all out. We now have a deal that supposedly will get half of the living and half of the dead out,” Mr Netanyahu said in an interview on Newsmax show The Record with Greta Van Susteren that aired on July 10.
“And so we’ll have 10 living left and about 12 deceased hostages, but I’ll get them out, too. I hope we can complete it in a few days.”
On Oct 7, 2023, Hamas attacked southern Israel, killing about 1,200 people and taking 251 hostages, according to Israeli figures. Israel’s retaliation has killed more than 57,000 Palestinians,
The two sides have had two ceasefires - one in November 2023 and another in January 2025- since the fighting started.
Mr Netanyahu said Israel and Hamas will likely have a 60-day ceasefire, which the two sides could use to try to end the conflict.
Hamas said on
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