A spokesman said Netanyahu In a statement, the discussions took place during a high-level meeting of the Security Council of Ministers, which began later than scheduled and continued until the early hours of Monday morning.
The statement added: “During the meeting, new ideas were put forward to examine their feasibility for proposing the release of the hostages,” without giving details regarding these ideas.
Israeli officials said before the meeting, which was held at the Ministry of Defense headquarters in Tel Aviv, that Israel is looking for an opportunity to end the war in Gaza with a hostage deal, after the killing of the leader of the Hamas movement. Yahya Al-SanwarThey described his body as a “bargaining chip” in the negotiations.
But Netanyahu’s office refused to confirm this, saying: “We will not end the war until we achieve all our goals.”
An official in the Prime Minister’s Office had said earlier: “We are continuing to put pressure on Hamas militarily. You can see the effects in Jabalia. We are continuing to kill Hamas members. We are pushing toward a psychological collapse.”
A few days ago, Israeli army Violent campaign on Jabalia Northern Gaza Strip, during which hundreds of Palestinians were killed.
On Sunday, the head of the Israeli Internal Security Agency (Shin Bet), Ronen Bar, visited Cairo to discuss with Egyptian officials ways to reach a deal regarding the hostages.
Bar’s visit to Egypt is his first since Sinwar’s killing, noting that he had previously gone to Cairo more than once during the past months.
Netanyahu had previously stated that there are 101 Israeli hostages in the Gaza Strip, only about half of whom are alive.