Netanyahu says he hopes to announce hostage release in the ‘coming days’

Hugo BachegaMiddle East correspondent in Jerusalem and

Henri Astier

Reuters Demonstrators carry flags and placards as families of hostages and their supporters protest ahead of the two-year anniversary of the deadly October 7, 2023, attack on Israel by Hamas, demanding the immediate release of all hostages and the end of the war in Gaza, in Jerusalem, October 4, 2025. Reuters

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he hopes to announce the release of hostages being held in Gaza “in the coming days”.

In a televised statement, he also…

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