JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that Israel did not receive a proposal that would include the release of four hostages in return for a 48-hour ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. “If such a proposal were made, the prime minister would accept it on the spot,” Netanyahu’s office said in […]
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Netanyahu: Israel did not receive a proposal for the release of 4 hostages
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JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that Israel did not receive a proposal that would include the release of four hostages in return for a 48-hour ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
“If such a proposal were made, the prime minister would accept it on the spot,” Netanyahu’s office said in a statement.
(Reporting by Ari Rabinovitch; Editing by Chris Reese)