Benjamin Netanyahu repeated his vow to eliminate Hamas and free remaining hostages; five Thai hostages released a week ago finally arrive homeSee all our Middle East coverageIsraeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered negotiators on Saturday to return to Qatar to continue ceasefire talks with Hamas after the fifth hostage-prisoner swap agreed under the truce was completed, the Agence France-Presse (AFP) news agency reports.Netanyahu repeated his pledge to crush Hamas and free all remaining hostages, denouncing the militant group as “monsters” after the handover of three captives in Gaza who appeared emaciated and were forced to speak on a stage. Continue reading…
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Publish date : 2025-02-09 08:49:00
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Middle East crisis live: Israel sends negotiators back to Qatar for next stage of ceasefire talks
