Netanyahu says he’s close to deal on Gaza hostages as fighting rages on

Israel’s prime minister has told families of hostages held in Gaza that a deal could be near to secure the release of their loved ones, his office said today, as fighting rages in the Palestinian enclave. Israeli forces continued their raid in the southern Khan Yunis area of ​​the Gaza Strip after ordering civilians to evacuate some areas they said were being used by Palestinian militants to launch attacks. Thousands of people are fleeing to safer areas amid Israeli airstrikes, UN officials said. Netanyahu is now in Washington and is expected to meet with US President Joe Biden later this week after addressing Congress. “The conditions (for a deal) are undoubtedly ripe. This is a good sign,” Netanyahu told families of hostages in the American capital yesterday, Monday. Months-long efforts to broker a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war, brokered by Egypt and Qatar, […]
Source: News Beast

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