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Netanyahu would have accepted Egyptian hostage deal ‘immediately’

 
 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a state ceremony at Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem on October 27, 2024 (photo credit: Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a state ceremony at Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem on October 27, 2024
(photo credit: Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

The PMO refuted the Egyptian President's proposed four-hostage deal, claiming no such offer was received while asserting Netanyahu would have 'immediately' accepted it.

The Prime Minister’s Office denied the existence of the hostage deal proposed on Sunday by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in a post on Twitter/X on Monday.  

The Egyptian deal would reportedly allow for the release of four hostages in exchange for a 48-hour ceasefire.

In a press conference held in Cairo on Sunday, Sisi proposed an initial two-day ceasefire in Gaza to exchange four Israeli hostages of Hamas for some Palestinian prisoners.

Additionally, Sisi said that talks should resume within 10 days of the temporary ceasefire to continue efforts toward a permanent one.

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PMO's denial

“Israel has not received a proposal for the release of 4 hostages in return for a 48-hour ceasefire in Gaza,” the Prime Minister's Office wrote on Monday.

“If such a proposal had been raised, the PM would have accepted it immediately.”

Tovah Lazaroff contributed to this report. 

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