JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told families of hostages held in Gaza that a deal that would secure their release could be near, his office said on Tuesday (Jul 23), as fighting raged in the battered Palestinian enclave.
JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told families of hostages held in Gaza that a deal that would secure their release could be near, his office said on Tuesday , as fighting raged in the battered Palestinian enclave.after ordering civilians to evacuate some districts they said had been used for renewed attacks by Palestinian militants.
Efforts to reach a ceasefire in the war between Israel and Hamas, outlined by Biden in May and mediated by Egypt and Qatar, have gained momentum over the past month. The hostages were seized in the Hamas raid into southern Israel on Oct 7 in which about 1,200 people were killed and around and 250 taken captive, according to Israeli tallies.
"Thousands of people on the move again, fleeing strikes and military operations. The situation is impossible. The cycle of fear & displacement has gone on too long. Everyone is exhausted," the UN's Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA said on X.
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