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From the Liveblog of
Saturday, December 7, 2024
From the Liveblog of
Saturday, December 7, 2024
Netanyahu tells mother of hostage Matan Zangauker Israel is working to advance talks
Einav Zangauker, the mother of hostage Matan Zangauker, addresses the media in Tel Aviv on December 7, 2024. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to Einav Zangauker after Hamas released a propaganda video showing the first sign of life from her son, hostage Matan Zangauker, earlier today.
Netanyahu tells Einav Zangauker that he “fully understands the severe suffering that Matan and all the hostages and their families are going through,” according to a statement from his office.
The prime minister tells her that Israel is working to “take advantage of every opportunity that arises to advance negotiations” and vows to do everything to bring Matan and the rest of the hostages home.
In a speech earlier today to media outlets at Hostages Square, Einav Zangauker demanded that Netanyahu “end this war already and bring everyone home!”
