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Netanyahu meets families of 5 hostages believed to be alive
Nava Freiberg is The Times of Israel's deputy diplomatic correspondent.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met in Jerusalem with the families of five hostages today, the Prime Minister’s Office announces.
At the premier’s office, Netanyahu met the relatives of David and Ariel Cunio, Nimrod Cohen, Guy Gilboa-Dalal and Evyatar David, who are all currently held by the Hamas terror group in Gaza and believed by Israel to be alive.
The premier described to the families “the various efforts being made to bring the hostages home, and emphasized both his personal commitment and that of the Israeli government to securing the return of all the hostages — both the living and the fallen,” according to the PMO.
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