Israel rules out freeing thousands of prisoners in hostage deal
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ruled out the freeing of thousands of prisoners or pulling troops out of Gaza as part of any hostage-exchange or ceasefire deal with Hamas.
“We will not withdraw the IDF from the Gaza Strip, and we will not release thousands of terrorists. None of this will happen,” Netanyahu said in a speech to young men at a prearmy preparatory program on Tuesday.
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