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Netanyahu: Hamas 'Extreme Demands' Holding up Hostage Release; No IDF Pullout, No Permanent Ceasefire

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JERUSALEM, Israel – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took a shot Sunday at what he believes are inaccurate media reports and blamed Hamas for holding up good-faith negotiations for the hostages held in Gaza by demanding that Israel agree to a permanent ceasefire rather than a truce.  After the weekly cabinet meeting, the prime minister said his government has … Read more

Hamas holding up ceasefire by refusing to release vulnerable hostages: US official

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(Photo: Unsplash/CHUTTERSNAP) The terrorist group Hamas is holding up negotiations for a six-week ceasefire deal by refusing to release a certain number of vulnerable hostages, including the elderly and the wounded, a senior Biden administration official claims.  The individual identified as “senior official number two” relayed this information to reporters during a background press call last week … Read more