US EditionNetanyahu hopes to announce hostages' release in days and vows Hamas will be disarmed
- On October 4, 2025, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated he intends to reveal plans for freeing all hostages held in Gaza as indirect negotiations with Hamas proceed in Egypt.
- These talks follow the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack on Israel and aim to implement a US-proposed ceasefire plan involving hostage releases and Israeli military withdrawal.
- Hamas stated readiness to begin negotiations immediately, agreeing to release 48 hostages—including about 20 believed alive—in exchange for stopping Israel's offensive and allowing reconstruction.
- Hamas advised residents of Gaza to stay away from northern areas and regions with military activity, while the European Union's top executive expressed optimism that ending the conflict could soon be achievable following Hamas’s favorable response.
- Meanwhile, Gaza's Health Ministry reported over 67,000 Palestinian deaths and European protests demanded an end to the war, highlighting continued regional tension despite ceasefire efforts.
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The Israeli prime minister gave an exclusive interview to Euronews, in which he stressed Hamas's responsibility, saying that everything depends on whether the hostages are released and whether the negotiations can move forward. At the same time, he criticized Europe for "giving in to the Islamists."
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The peace plan for Gaza did not proceed as the Israeli Prime Minister, Benyamin Netanyahu, wished.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump gave updates on the Gaza peace plan yesterday. As Sky News reports, Netanyahu said he hopes to announce the release of hostages held in Gaza "in the coming days," the Telegraph reports. He also said during a televised statement that "Hamas will be disarmed and Gaza will be demilitarized - whether it's the easy way or the hard way, but it will be achieved." Both of these cond…
Paul Ronzheimer on the hope of the release of all Israeli hostages, and the doubts about the will of Hamas terrorists.
The US peace plan puts Israel and Islamist Hamas under enormous pressure. And perhaps this time the government in Jerusalem cannot afford to annoy the Americans.
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