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Saturday, August 30, 2025
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Saturday, August 30, 2025
Netanyahu speaks with families of slain hostages Ilan Weiss, Idan Shtivi
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Idan Shtivi (Hostages Families Forum)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke this evening with the families of slain hostages Ilan Weiss and Idan Shtivi, after their bodies were recovered from Gaza in a joint IDF and Shin Bet operation, the Prime Minister’s Office says.
Netanyahu “praised the courage of Ilan and Idan, who acted on October 7 to save lives,” the PMO says, adding that he stressed to the families that Israel is “working tirelessly to return all hostages, both living and dead.”
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