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Senior Israeli official says Israel working actively on Gaza hostage deal

By Lazar Berman 29 June 2025, 3:37 pm
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Demonstrators protest for the release of hostages held by Palestinian terrorists in the Gaza Strip, outside the Kirya military headquarters in Tel Aviv, June 28, 2025. (Erik Marmor/Flash90)
Demonstrators protest for the release of hostages held by Palestinian terrorists in the Gaza Strip, outside the Kirya military headquarters in Tel Aviv, June 28, 2025. (Erik Marmor/Flash90)

Israel continues to work actively on a hostage release/ceasefire deal in Gaza, a senior Israeli official tells The Times of Israel.

“There are ongoing contacts through the mediating countries, and we are in continuous contact with the Americans,” says the official.

Overnight, US President Donald Trump called for Israel to “make the deal in Gaza” amid renewed efforts to broker a ceasefire and end the war.

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