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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has thanked US President-elect Donald Trump for issuing a toughly worded statement demanding that hostages held in the Gaza Strip be released ahead of his January 20 inauguration, Reuters reports.
“Hamas is required to release the hostages. President Trump put the emphasis in the right place, on Hamas, and not on the Israeli government, as is customary [elsewhere],” Netanyahu said at the start of a cabinet meeting.
