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…

The Israeli prime minister claimed that 'military and diplomatic pressure' had compelled Hamas to agree to release the captives as the Palestinian group also signalled their…

Benjamin Netanyahu’s comments were followed by Donald Trump’s claim a ceasefire would begin immediately once Hamas had confirmed an ‘initial withdrawal line’ in Gaza

Hamas will disarm "the easy way or the hard way", Israel's PM says after the group gave its response to a peace plan.

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Israel has sent a delegation to Egypt ‘to finalise technical details’ in its indirect talks with Hamas.

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

After months of protests, political chaos and a brutal military campaign in Gaza, hostages kidnapped by Hamas in 2023 still remain in captivity. Their devastated families tell…

Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu…