'On Acceptable Terms...': Netanyahu Orders To Resume Negotiations For Gaza Ceasefire

Last Updated:August 22, 2025, 07:14 IST

Netanyahu ordered negotiations for hostage release and war end in Gaza, stressing Israel will only accept terms favorable to it and aims to decisively defeat Hamas.

A file photo of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (AP)

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered to resume negotiations to end war in Gaza. He has instructed to release all remaining hostages and end the war on terms “acceptable to Israel".

In a video message recorded on Thursday, Netanyahu also added that Israel military still intends to advance plans to take control of Gaza City.

The statement comes ahead of a high-level security meeting between Netanyahu, defense chiefs and cabinet ministers focused on approving the operational plans to take Gaza City and “decisively defeat Hamas."

“We are at the decisive stage," he said, highligting that “defeating Hamas and securing the release of all hostages go hand in hand." As per the Israeli officials, 50 hostages remain in Gaza, at least 20 of whom are thought to be alive.

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August 22, 2025, 07:14 IST

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