Pressure mounting for hostage release deal in Israel | Hostages, Benjamin Netanyahu News

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(ASSOCIATED PRESS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday pushed back against a new wave of pressure to reach a cease-fire deal in Gaza after hundreds of thousands of Israelis protested and went on strike and U.S. President Joe Biden said he needed to do more after nearly 11 months of fighting.

In his first public address since Sunday's mass protests showed many Israelis' furious response to the discovery of six more dead hostages, Netanyahu said he will continue to insist on a demand that has emerged as a major sticking point in talks — continued Israeli control of the Philadelphi corridor, a narrow band along Gaza's border with Egypt where Israel contends Hamas smuggles weapons into Gaza. Egypt and Hamas deny it.

Netanyahu called the corridor vital to ensuring Hamas cannot rearm via tunnels. “This is the oxygen of Hamas,” he said.

And he added: “No one is more committed to freeing the hostages than me. ... No one will preach to me on this issue.’

Israelis had poured into the streets late Sunday in grief and anger in what appeared to be the largest protest since the start of the war. The families and much of the public blamed Netanyahu, saying the hostages could have been returned alive in a deal with Hamas. A rare general strike was held across the country on Monday

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Only the people of Israel can get Netanyahu to do the ceasefire deal. Other countries don't influence him.

Benzy-du
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The only reason Netanyahu wants to remain in power is to avoid facing criminal charges.
Sound familiar?

prettyboy
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Nuttyyahoo has done more damage to Israel than Hamas could dream of.

David-pzn
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Why the terrorist Hamas is not being forced on hostage deal?

joerocky
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Pressure from who? The democrats and Iran?

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mdaktaruljamanakter-bl
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I feel so sorry for Israel, my heart goes out to everyone 😢

KeatonHenderson
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There's no pressure except from radical anti-Western factions.
No one who favors democracy over totalitarianism could possibly be so biased.

robertarvanitis
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I will never understand how this man was elected again.

tricianilsson
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We don't make deals with terrorists!

banjohappy
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No pressure on Humas though. Funny how that works.

mrservon
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Netanyahoo in tha world no one war criminal ziyonist

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