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Netanyahu: Israel's Negotiating Team Heading to Cairo to Close Details of Full Hostage Release
(Prime Minister's Office) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday evening: "I hope, with G-d's help, that in the coming days, during the Sukkot holiday, I will be able to inform you about the return of all our hostages, both living and deceased, in one phase, while the IDF remains deep within Gaza and in the controlling areas within it." "What brought about the change in Hamas's position is solely the military and diplomatic pressure we have exerted....I have instructed the negotiating team, headed by Minister [Ron] Dermer, to go to Egypt to close the technical details of the release of our hostages. Our intention and that of our American friends is to limit this negotiation to a few days." "In the second stage, Hamas will be disarmed and Gaza demilitarized. This will happen either via a diplomatic route according to the Trump Plan - or via a military route by us."