Israel PM orders start of immediate negotiations to release ‘all our hostages’

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered the beginning of immediate negotiations to release the remaining Israeli hostages in Gaza, AFP reports.

“I have instructed to immediately begin negotiations for the release of all our hostages and the end of the war under conditions acceptable to Israel,” the prime minister said in a video statement during a visit with the Gaza division, adding that he was approving the military’s plan to take over Gaza City.

Palestinians stand next to a crater as they inspect the damage at the site of an Israeli strike on a tent camp sheltering displaced people, in Deir Al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip on August 21. — Reuters
Palestinians stand next to a crater as they inspect the damage at the site of an Israeli strike on a tent camp sheltering displaced people, in Deir Al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip on August 21. — Reuters

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