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Both leaders committed to remain in close coordination directly and through their teams over the coming hours,
the White House said in a statement We can't miss this moment. This is the last moment; we can save them,
said Hadas Calderon, whose husband Ofer and children Sahar and Erez were abducted Both leaders emphasized the urgent need for a deal to be implemented,
I think the pressure is building for Hamas to come to yes, and I think Israel also has achieved a huge amount of its military objectives in Gaza, and therefore, they are in a position to be able to say 'yes,'
U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters We are in advanced stages of negotiations,
an Israeli political source told CBS News, ... saying a From what we understand, at this stage, only the first phase of the deal has been agreed upon completely […] We are deeply concerned that, 465 days after 7 October, there is still no agreement promising the return of all hostages. We don’t want to leave anyone behind or hear about more hostages being murdered in captivity.”
Gil Dickmann, the cousin of Carmel Gat, who the Israeli military said was murdered by her captors, told reporters outside the Knesset They are exploiting the hostage deal because they have other interests, like re-establishing settlements in northern Gaza,
The reports suggesting a potential deal to secure the release of our loved ones offer a glimmer of hope, though we remain cautious,
a statement from the families released by the Hostages and Missing Families Forum headquarters said on Tuesday Every day you fear the worst,
Moshe Emilio Lavi – whose brother-in-law, Omri Miran, is among the hostages – told the Guardian Israel will release about 1,000 Palestinian prisoners, including several with lengthy sentences."
I tell the mothers of the prisoners to put their trust in the almighty and that relief is near, God willing,
said the mother of one prisoner, Intisar Bayoud This is the chance, we can't let it go until they are all here with us,
said Shay Dickmann, whose cousin in Gaza has been declared dead by the military Today, we are at the closest point ever to having a deal,
It’s the closest that it’s ever been since I’ve been released,
she told NBC News earlier this month I think now both sides need to prove that they are going to do what Trump said. I trust it,
This is the only time since November 2023 that we are really negotiating with Hamas, and they are not playing a game in negotiations,
an Israeli government official told FOX News We do believe that we [Qatar] were able, through negotiations and through our partners in Egypt and the United States, to minimise a lot of the disagreements between both parties,
A draft agreement has been handed to both Hamas and Israel and major obstacles on key contentious issues between the two sides have been addressed,
Current discussions in Doha are focused on finalising the remaining details,
We do believe we are at a developed stage, we do believe we are at a final stage, but obviously, until there is an announcement, there will be no announcement,
