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Netanyahu to hold press conference this evening alongside hostage point man

By Lazar Berman 27 January 2026, 5:52 pm
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the Knesset plenum in Jerusalem, January 19, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the Knesset plenum in Jerusalem, January 19, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and hostage point man Gal Hirsch will hold a press conference this evening, Netanyahu’s office announces.

Yesterday the body of the last hostage, Ran Gvili, was brought back from Gaza.

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