Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleBenjamin Netanyahu expressed optimism that all remaining Israeli hostages in Gaza would be freed in the "coming days". The Israeli prime minister hopes for their return during the Jewish festival of Sukkot, which runs from 6 to 13 October. Netanyahu stated that despite initial doubts, he "believed and acted differently" regarding the hostages' release. His government has already secured the return of 207 hostages, and he made these remarks in his first public speech since Donald Trump announced a 20-point Gaza peace plan. Watch the video in full above.In fullNetanyahu hopeful hostage deal will be announced in ‘coming days’Thank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

Benjamin Netanyahu has said that all the Israeli hostages in Gaza will be released in the “coming days”.

If negotiations set to take place in Egypt on Sunday or Monday go as planned, the remaining 48 hostages could be freed 'within a few days,' a senior Israeli official told Channel…