Jerusalem, Aug 21, 2025 (AFP) - Israel PM orders start of immediate negotiations to release 'all our hostages'

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday said he had ordered the beginning of immediate negotiations to release the remaining Israeli hostages in Gaza. The announcement comes a day after the defence ministry approved a plan authorising the call-up of roughly 60,000 reservists to help capture Hamas's last major strongholds in Gaza City. "I have come to approve the IDF's (military's) plans to take control of Gaza City and defeat Hamas......

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