Benjamin Netanyahu Hostage Release

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  Netanyahu Thanks Trump For 'Strong' Statement On Gaza Hostages

  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thanked Donald Trump Tuesday for a social media post in which the US president-elect called for hostages held in Gaza to be released by his first day in office.

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  Benjamin Netanyahu Not Doing Enough To Secure Hostages: Joe Biden

  US President Joe Biden said on Monday he was close to presenting a final proposal for a deal to release hostages held by Hamas in Gaza but said he did not think Israeli Prime Benjamin Netanyahu was doing enough to secure such an agreement.

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  Netanyahu Denies Reports Of Speaking To Trump Over Gaza Ceasefire

  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denied on Thursday a report that he had spoken the previous day with Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump about Gaza ceasefire and hostage release talks.

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  Trump Speaks With Netanyahu Over Gaza Truce And Hostage Deal: Report

  Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump spoke on the phone with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday and discussed the Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal, Axios reported, citing two US sources.

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  Netanyahu To Meet Separately With Biden, Kamala Harris Tomorrow: White House

  U.S. President Joe Biden will host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on Thursday to discuss progress towards a ceasefire in Gaza and a hostage release, the White House said.

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  Israel's Netanyahu To Send Team For New Talks To Free Hostages Held In Gaza

  Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Sunday that a negotiating team would be sent this week for new talks on a deal to free hostages held by operatives in Gaza.

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  Israel To Send Delegation For Gaza Hostage Negotiations: Netanyahu

  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Thursday he has agreed to send a delegation for talks on securing the release of hostages seized in the October 7 attacks.

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  Thousands Of Israelis Turn Out For Anti-Government Protest

  Thousands of Israelis protested against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government on Monday over the Gaza war and failure to negotiate the release of scores of hostages still held in the Palestinian territory.

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  Netanyahu Views Biden's Gaza Truce Plan As "Partial", Says Israel

  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu views a plan outlined by US President Joe Biden for a truce in Gaza and hostage release deal as "partial", a government spokesman said Monday.

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  Israel PM To Discuss New Push For Gaza Hostage Deal After Hamas Attack

  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was to convene his war cabinet Sunday to discuss the latest efforts towards a Gaza truce and hostage release deal, a senior official told AFP.

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  Thousands Protest In Israel, Demand Release Of Hostages Held In Gaza

  Thousands of Israelis took to the streets on Saturday demanding that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government do more to secure the release of hostages being held in the Gaza Strip by Islamist group Hamas.

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  Biden, Netanyahu Speak As Pressure Grows Over Ceasefire, Hostage Deal

  US President Joe Biden spoke with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu by phone Sunday and "reviewed ongoing talks" to free hostages taken by Hamas during their October 7 attack on Israel, the White House said.

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  "Only Way To Free Hostages": Israel PM Vows To Increase "Military Pressure" On Hamas

  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday said Israel will increase "military pressure" on Palestinian militant group Hamas in a bid to secure the release of hostages held in Gaza.

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  "I Think Of 4-Year-Old Abigail...": Netanyahu Defends Israel Ops In Gaza

  Defending Israel's offensive in Gaza, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu cited the story of four-year-old American girl, Abigail Edan, from Hamas captivity in November last year to defend his country's offensive in Gaza.

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  "Efforts To Free Hostages Continuing At All Times": Netanyahu On Gaza Truce

  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday Israel was not ready to accept a deal at any price to release hostages held by Hamas amid rifts in his coalition over a US push to get more aid into Gaza.