Netanyahu enrages hostage families after he uses incorrect figure in interview

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Netanyahu said there were 46 hostages still in Gaza. The Hostages and Missing Families Forum noted that there were 48

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The families of hostages demanded an explanation from Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu after he misstated the number of captives still held in Gaza in an interview published on the eve of the second anniversary of Hamas’ cross-border attacks.

Netanyahu enrages hostage families after he uses incorrect figure in interview

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