PM discusses 'next steps' with ministers, IDF chief after Trump reportedly demands end to war; some speculate optimistic statements are meant to forestall coalition collapse The post Claiming ‘significant progress’ in hostage talks,

The Hostage Families Forum responded to Netanyahu's remarks, where they urged the prime minister to reach a deal to free their loved ones.

Israel's leadership has said that it would wage war until the remaining 55 hostages held in Gaza are freed and when Hamas, whose October 2023 attack sparked the war, has been dismantled. Hamas, which has ruled Gaza since 2007,