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Netanyahu Dismisses Criticism Over Hostage Killings Amid Gaza War
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First reported by Kikar HaShabbat · 35 minutes ago
What happened
Prime Minister Netanyahu, during a security briefing, rejected Hamas's demands for hostage release tied to Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, ignoring criticism over October 7 failures and hostage deaths.
- 01Netanyahu ignored the October 7 failures and hostage killings in his remarks.
- 02He discussed the Gaza war and hostage return during a senior IDF briefing.
- 03Some believed all hostages could only be freed by accepting Hamas's terms.
- 04Hamas demanded Israel leave Gaza to secure all hostages' release.
- 05Netanyahu called accepting Hamas's terms a "terrible defeat."
- 06He framed rejecting Hamas's demands as necessary despite pressure.
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