President Donald Trump backed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's plan to take over Gaza, saying hostages held in the enclave will only be returned when "Hamas is confronted and destroyed"

Israel's goal in Gaza is not to occupy the devastated Palestinian enclave but to "free it from Hamas terrorists," Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asserted that Israel's goal was not to occupy Gaza, but to "free Gaza."

Hamas has agreed to a ceasefire-hostage deal with Israel, according to a senior official. Egyptian and Qatari mediators have been holding talks with Hamas in their latest effort to broker a ceasefire with Israel in Gaza. The Hamas official did not provide further details of the agreement or what had been accepted.

Hamas has condemned Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s “Greater Israel” remarks as “madness” and a threat to regional stability, urging Arab states to cut ties with Israel and back Palestinian resistance.

The two world leaders discussed Israel's plans to take over the remaining Hamas strongholds in Gaza with the goal of ending the war by freeing the remaining hostages and defeating Hamas. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke with US President Donald Trump on Sunday,

The Israeli Prime Minister warns demonstrations demanding hostages’ release and an end to the Gaza war "risk repeating the horrors of October 7"

Netanyahu persists with a war with no purpose — in which Israeli casualties increase and Hamas is strengthened every day — for three purely personal reasons.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemns Hamas propaganda video showing severely emaciated Israeli hostage Evyatar David, calling it criminal Nazi abuse.

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