Speaking to the media in Israel for the first time in five months, the Israeli prime minister denied reports of friction with the U.S. ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
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Speaking to the media in Israel for the first time in five months, the Israeli prime minister denied reports of friction with the U.S. |
By Tamara Zieve, Lahav Harkov
Striking a defiant tone on Wednesday amid intensifying international pressure to end the war in Gaza, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu laid down his conditions for the end of hostilities.
“The world is telling us to end the war,” Netanyahu said, in the first press conference he has held in Israel since December. “I am prepared to end the war according to clear conditions: Hamas lays down its weapons, steps down from power, returns all the hostages, Gaza is demilitarized and we implement the Trump plan” to relocate residents of Gaza. |
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