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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
JERUSALEM, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday said he had instructed officials to begin "immediate negotiations" to free hostages held in Gaza and end the war, while vowing to approve military plans to capture Gaza City.
“I came here to approve the IDF’s plans to take control of Gaza City and defeat the Palestinian Hamas movement,” Netanyahu said during a visit to a military base near the Palestinian enclave.
“At the same time, I gave the order to begin immediate negotiations on the release of all our hostages and on ending the war on terms acceptable to Israel,” he added.
However, the Israeli prime minister did not specify how or where the talks would begin. According to the Israeli news site Ynet, citing a senior official, no delegation is expected to be sent to Doha or Cairo at this stage.
An Israeli official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told Xinhua that Netanyahu and his security cabinet plan to meet on Thursday evening to finalize the plan for an offensive on the Palestinian enclave's largest city.
The announcement came a day after the Israeli army mobilized 60,000 reservists and announced it would call up another 20,000 in the coming days. –0–
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