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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Israeli airstrikes continue as Gaza deal talks advance
Israeli airstrikes on Gaza continued overnight despite growing optimism that a peace deal could be reached soon. Late on Saturday, Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Natanyahu said he hoped to announce the release of all remaining hostages in the coming days. Read all
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.
Talks on a Gaza peace plan are set to begin in Egypt on Monday. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he hopes to announce the release of hostages held in Gaza in the coming days.
Netanyahu hopes for hostages' release
TEL AVIV, Israel — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he hopes to announce the release of all hostages from Gaza "in the coming days," as Israel and Hamas prepare for indirect talks in Egypt on Monday on a new…
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