Israel is ready to negotiate a lasting deal with Hamas to end the Gaza war when a temporary halt to hostilities begins, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said.

Netanyahu says hostage deal will be reached in days as he heaps praise upon Trump in Newsmax interview - ‘We have 50 left; 20 definitely alive, and some 30 that are not alive, and I want to take them all out,

In Newsmax interview, premier says Israel will use 60-day Gaza ceasefire 'to try to negotiate an end to this,' pledges to both 'defeat these monsters and get our hostages back' The post Netanyahu says hoping hostage deal will be finalized ‘in a few days’ appeared first on The Times of Israel.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces mounting pressure as negotiations for a hostage deal with Hamas have stalled, leaving families in anguish and the fate of captives uncertain. In a tense meeting on July 9,

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he has a key opportunity to “expand the circle of peace” in the Middle East and vowed to eliminate Hamas as he heads to Washington to

This marks the first meeting between President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu since the war with Iran.

Trump's meetings with the Israeli leader have brought no apparent breakthrough for a ceasefire in Gaza, where the bloodshed continues unabated.

Israeli politicians across the aisle have sent the prime minister messages pushing for or against a Gaza hostage deal.