Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he has ordered negotiations for the release of all hostages and an end to the war in Gaza “on terms acceptable to Israel.”

The Israel military still intends to advance plans to take control of Gaza City, Netanyahu said.

The Israeli leader’s remarks came in a video recorded on Thursday, ahead of a high-level security meeting Netanyahu convened with defense chiefs and cabinet ministers focused on approving the operational plans to take Gaza City and “decisively defeat Hamas.”

Netanyahu stressed that Israel is now at a critical juncture.

“We are at the decisive stage,” he said, underlining that “defeating Hamas and securing the release of all hostages go hand in hand.”

This is the first time Netanyahu has publicly addressed the Gaza war ce

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