Pressure Builds on Netanyahu as Hostage Release Talks Intensify
‘I hear sayings about all kinds of deals, so I want to clarify, we will not end this war short of achieving all of its objectives,’ Netanyahu says. Those include eliminating Hamas, the return of all hostages, and ensuring Gaza no longer poses a threat to Israel.
While Prime Minister Netanyahu faces divisions within Israel over painful concessions he might be forced to make to facilitate the release of 135 hostages held in Gaza, international pressures on him are growing as well, including a reported American promise for a Saudi-Israeli pact in exchange for winding down the war.
“We see potential for an extended pause in Gaza that would let hostages out,” the American national security council’s spokesman, John Kirby, said Tuesday. A London-based Qatari-owned newspaper, Al Arab al Jadid, claims implementation of a hostage deal is expected to start as early as next week.
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