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PM to Hochstein: Can’t return evacuees without fundamental change in security in north
Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right) meets with US special envoy Amos Hochstein in Tel Aviv, January 4, 2024. (Prime Minister's Office via X, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told visiting US envoy Amos Hochstein in their meeting earlier today that it would not be possible for Israel to return its 60,00 evacuated residents to their homes in the north “without a fundamental change in the security situation” there, his office says.
Netanyahu “also said that Israel appreciates and respects the support of the United States, but in the end will do what is necessary to maintain its security and to return the residents of the north to their homes safely,” the Israeli readout adds.
