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Wednesday, October 25, 2023
Netanyahu slated to speak within the hour, ahead of cabinet meeting

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits the Yahalom unit of the IDF's Combat Engineers, October 24, 2023 (Kobi Gideon / GPO)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will give a statement to the press within the hour, his office says.
Israel’s war cabinet is also meeting at the IDF’s Kirya military headquarters.
The full cabinet will subsequently meet later tonight, Netanyahu’s office says.