Live Update 
From the Liveblog of
Thursday, December 28, 2023
From the Liveblog of
Thursday, December 28, 2023
Netanyahu meets with families of hostages held in Gaza
Families of Israeli hostages and their supporters hold posters of those held hostage by Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip at a protest outside the military headquarters in Tel Aviv, December 26, 2023. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is meeting with representatives of the families of hostages in Gaza at the IDF’s Kirya military headquarters in Tel Aviv.
The meeting lasts for over two hours, with the premier telling the families that talks are ongoing, hinting at a development, while declining to elaborate further in order not to scuttle the negotiations.
During the meeting, though, a spokesman for Hamas issues another statement insisting that the terror group will not hold talks while under fire, demanding the withdrawal of Israeli troops from Gaza and an end to the fighting as a pre-condition for future hostage releases.
