Gaza hostage release ‘very happy moment’: Israel PM to parents of freed captive

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that the release of four female hostages was a “very happy moment”, as he spoke with the parents of one freed captive, AFP reports.

“This is a very happy moment that we have been waiting for a long time,” Netanyahu told the parents of Liri Albag, who was released along with three other women, according to a statement from the prime minister’s office.

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