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Netanyahu pushes back over Gaza and hostages: ‘No one will preach to me’
Headline from Christian Science Monitor, on the newest of 2 developments
Protests over stalled cease-fire talks, amplified by U.S. President Joe Biden, call for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to make peace. The Israeli leader is defiant.
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In strikes and protests, many Israelis are pushing their government to prioritize the release of hostages above the immediate defeat of Hamas. But Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has refused to change course.
International and domestic pressure mounted Monday on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as US President Joe Biden said he was not doing enough to secure the release of Gaza hostages, after the killing of six captives.
Protests over stalled cease-fire talks, amplified by U.S. President Joe Biden, call for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to make peace. The Israeli leader is defiant.
In his first public address since Sunday’s mass protests over the discovery of six more dead hostages, the prime minister said he will continue to insist on a demand that has emerged as a major sticking point in talks.
A defiant Prime Minister Netanyahu faces international pressure to accept a deal that will free the remaining hostages and bring about a ceasefire more quickly. Israelis are still sad and angry following the recovery of six of the hostages’ dead bodies.
