Hamas also wants thousands of Palestinian prisoners in Israel to be freed and for an end to the blockade of the GazaStrip by Israel and Egypt - something both countries say is for security.
Netanyahu can have one or the other—save the remaining hostages or destroy Hamas, which the IDF's own spokesman acknowledged isn't possible—but not both.
Reading the news today often leaves the impression that Israel is struggling in its war against Hamas. The fighting in the GazaStrip has carried on for more than ten months, a peace deal ...
The Israeli government estimates that 251 hostages were taken in the cross-border Oct. 7 Hamas attack that killed ... be alive and in captivity in the GazaStrip, but Israel has not given the ...