'Conditions are ripening': PM Netanyahu tells hostage families deal may be nearing
"The conditions are undoubtedly ripening. This is a good sign," Netanyahu told hostage families on Monday in Washington.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a commemoration ceremony for soldiers killed during the 2014 Gaza war, also known as Operation Protective Edge, at the Memorial Hall on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem on July 16, 2024.(photo credit: ABIR SULTAN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)ByREUTERS
