Jerusalem, May 12, 2025 (AFP) - Netanyahu thanks Trump for 'assistance' in securing US-Israeli hostage release

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2025-05-12

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thanked US President Donald Trump on Monday for helping to secure the expected release of a US-Israeli hostage from Gaza, which Hamas has said was part of direct contact with the Americans. A statement from Netanyahu's office said that in a phone call, he "thanked President Trump for his assistance in the release of (Israeli military) soldier Edan Alexander", a dual US-Israeli citizen who has been held in......

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Brussels, Belgium, May 12, 2025 (AFP) - Three Belgian soldiers wounded in Scotland exercise

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Abidjan, May 12, 2025 (AFP) - I.Coast opposition leader resigns but vows to fight election

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Monrovia, May 12, 2025 (AFP) - Liberia parliament speaker quits after lawmakers' standoff

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Washington, May 12, 2025 (AFP) - Crunch week in US Congress for Trump's divisive tax cuts

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Oslo, May 12, 2025 (AFP) - Greenlandic minister takes Arctic Council leadership

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Istanbul, May 12, 2025 (AFP) - Kurdish militant group PKK ends decades of armed struggle

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Washington, May 12, 2025 (AFP) - US military spent over $21 mn on deportation flights this year

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Washington, May 12, 2025 (AFP) - Trump says would be 'stupid' to reject Qatari Air Force One gift

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Montevideo, May 12, 2025 (AFP) - Uruguay's ex-president Mujica receiving palliative care: wife

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Baghdad, May 12, 2025 (AFP) - Iraq: PKK decision to disband boosts regional stability

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Gaza City, Palestinian Territories, May 12, 2025 (AFP) - Hamas frees US-Israeli hostage

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