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India Today
11-07-2025
- Politics
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I want to take them all out: Netanyahu hopes hostage deal can be done in few days
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday he hoped to reach a deal in a few days for the release of more Israeli hostages held by the Palestinian Islamist group 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," Netanyahu said in an interview on Newsmax show "The Record with Greta Van Susteren" that aired on "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 October 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, Gaza's health ministry says, and reduced much of Gaza to two sides have had two ceasefires - one in November 2023 and another in January 2025- since the fighting said Israel and Hamas will likely have a 60-day ceasefire, which the two sides could use to try to end the said on Wednesday there were several sticking points in the ongoing ceasefire talks including the flow of aid, withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Gaza Strip, and "genuine guarantees for a permanent ceasefire."Netanyahu's interview with Newsmax comes as he wraps his third visit to Washington since President Donald Trump took office in of Trump, the Israeli leader said his country has never had "such a friend, such a support of Israel, the Jewish state in the White House."Last month, the U.S. joined Israel in striking Iran, a move that Trump has said "obliterated" three of Iran's nuclear asked about a damage assessment, Netanyahu said, "Within months, they could have produced atomic bombs."- EndsMust Watch
India Today
08-07-2025
- Politics
- India Today
Trump, Netanyahu meet again as progress reported in Gaza ceasefire talks
US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held their second meeting in two days on Tuesday to discuss Gaza, as Trump's Middle East envoy indicated progress toward a ceasefire between Israel and arrived at the White House around 5 p.m. EDT for a private discussion. The two men met for several hours during a dinner at the White House on Monday. This marked Netanyahu's third US visit since Trump's second term began on January on Tuesday, Netanyahu met with Vice President JD Vance and visited the US Capitol. He told reporters after meeting House Speaker Mike Johnson that while Israel's Gaza campaign was not yet complete, ceasefire negotiations were "certainly working." Netanyahu stated, "We still have to finish the job in Gaza, release all our hostages, eliminate and destroy Hamas' military and government capabilities." His return to the White House on Tuesday rescheduled his meeting with US Senate leaders to said that Israeli troops 'fought like lions' in military strikes on Iran and thanked American Israeli prime minister added that throughout Israel's history, there has 'never been the degree of coordination, of cooperation and trust between America and Israel as we have today.'He added that 'it may be very likely' that he and Trump will meet again during his next trip. 'This is having a great change in our region. There are opportunities for peace that we intend to realise. We're working together on this,' Netanyahu prime minister said Israel was 'closer' to a ceasefire deal with Hamas but declined to offer details about talks. 'We're certainly working on it,' Netanyahu said of a ceasefire deal and negotiations to free Israeli hostages in special envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, said the issues keeping Israel and Hamas from agreeing had dropped to one from four, and he hoped to reach a temporary ceasefire agreement this week. "We are hopeful that by the end of this week, we'll have an agreement that will bring us into a 60-day ceasefire. Ten live hostages will be released. Nine deceased will be released," Witkoff told reporters at a meeting of Trump's Gaza war erupted when Hamas attacked southern Israel in October 2023, killing around 1,200 people and taking 251 hostages, according to Israeli figures. Some 50 hostages remain in Gaza, with 20 believed to be retaliatory war in Gaza has killed over 57,000 Palestinians, according to the enclave's health ministry. - Ends(Inputs from Agencies)
