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Tuesday, August 19, 2025
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Tuesday, August 19, 2025
Despite ‘senior Israeli official’s’ dismissal, Jerusalem said reviewing proposal Hamas okayed yesterday
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at a Newsmax event in Jerusalem, on August 13, 2025. (Shalev Shalom/POOL)
Even though the Prime Minister’s Office issued an anonymous statement to reporters saying that Israel is only interested in a deal that releases all 50 hostages at once, two Israeli officials say that Jerusalem is studying the Arab mediators’ proposal for a phased hostage release that Hamas accepted yesterday.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to convene discussions about the ceasefire proposal soon, the two Israeli officials say.
A response is expected in the coming two days, says a Palestinian source close to the talks.
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