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Amid reports of hostage talks progress, Netanyahu’s interests again coincide with Hamas’

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The government’s actions pose a direct threat to Israeli democracy within the Green Line, and it’s likely that hostages are being killed as a result of IDF activity. While ‘the Trump effect’ could bring good news about a deal, there’s no point counting on American intervention in democracy’s defense

Amos Harel

Amos Harel

Between Monday and Wednesday this week, six Israeli soldiers were killed in incidents in the northern Gaza Strip; two women and a police officer were killed in a shooting attack near the settlement of Kedumim; and the army announced it had located a body (possibly two bodies) of an Israeli hostage in the southern Strip.

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