Israeli protesters are calling for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to strike a hostage deal with Hamas after the bodies of six hostages were recovered in Gaza. Follow for live news updates.
A nationwide strike is underway in Israel after its largest labor union called for the action to push for a hostage deal, saying the, with the US national security adviser saying that “the next few days will be critical” in the push to free those still held by Hamas. US President Joe Biden will meet with the US team negotiating a deal today.Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion International Airport will halt departures and arrivals of flights for two hours from 8 a.m.
The United States, Qatar and Egypt have spent months trying to broker a deal, with US President Joe Biden pushing Netanyahu to be more flexible on the Philadelphi corridor. He warned his colleagues that “if we continue on this path, we won’t manage to achieve the goals that we set for ourselves.”“These individuals and others could have been released to their families in a real exchange deal while they were still alive,” Al-Hayya said in an interview with Al Jazeera.
National security adviser Jake Sullivan, in a meeting Sunday, told the families of Americans held hostage that the administration will “work around the clock for a deal to secure the release of the remaining hostages.” Still, in their statements late Saturday, neither Biden nor Vice President Kamala Harris applied pressure — either explicit or implied — on Netanyahu to reach a deal., Netanyahu has accused Hamas of killing the six hostages and said the group was not serious about a ceasefire deal.
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