Netanyahu hopes to bring Gaza hostages home within days

5/10/2025 7:13

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday (Oct 4) he hoped to bring home the hostages held by Hamas within days, as negotiators headed to Cairo for talks aimed at ending nearly two years of war in Gaza.



US President Donald Trump warned he would “not tolerate delay” from the Palestinian militant group after it responded positively to his roadmap for freeing captives and administering post-war Gaza.



While Trump called on Israel to halt its bombardment following Hamas’s statement, the strikes continued on Saturday, with at least 57 people killed since dawn, according to Gaza’s civil defence agency.