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AS CEASE-FIRE TALKS TO END THE war IN GAZA CONTINUE TO STALL — ISRAEL ESTIMATES AROUND one HUNDRED HOSTAGES REMAIN IN HAMAS CUSTODY.
NOW, ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU IS OFFERING A FIVE MILLION DOLLAR REWARD FOR ANYONE WHO RETURNS A HOSTAGE – AND PROVIDE THOSE WHO DO WITH SAFE PASSAGE OUT OF GAZA.
NETANYAHU ANNOUNCED THE REWARD proposal DURING A VISIT TO GAZA ON TUESDAY, WHERE HE WAS SHOWN THE ISRAELI MILITARY’S NETZARIM CORRIDOR — A KEY ACCESS ROAD AND BUFFER ZONE CONSTRUCTED BY ISRAEL’S ARMY TO DISSECT NORTHERN GAZA FROM THE SOUTHERN PART.
AT THE SAME TIME — NETANYAHU VOWED ISRAEL WOULD HUNT DOWN AND PUNISH ANYONE WHO HURTS A HOSTAGE.
OF THE 101 CAPTIVES STILL ESTIMATED TO REMAIN IN GAZA, ABOUT one-THIRD OF THEM ARE BELIEVED TO ALREADY BE DEAD.
DESPERATE AND HEART-BROKEN ISRAELI FAMILIES HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR WORD ABOUT THEIR LOVED ONES, AND IF THEY ARE STILL ALIVE, FOR MORE A YEAR.