Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday night said Israel is “on the verge of a very great achievement,” expressing hope that a deal could be reached in the coming days to bring home all remaining hostages in one phase while the IDF maintains control inside Gaza.

Speaking in a video message , Netanyahu told Israelis the first phase he is pursuing would see “the return of all our hostages, both living and deceased, in one phase, while the IDF remains deep within the Strip and in the controlling areas within it.”

He reminded the public that “at the beginning of the war, a very senior security establishment official said: ‘It is doubtful whether we can bring back even one living hostage,’” and that “throughout the war, there were also those who claimed relentlessly that we c

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