National security expert and newspaper join families’ calls for trade of about 5,000 prisoners for hostages taken by Hamas
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Israel’s government is facing a growing clamour to trade the estimated 229 hostages in Gaza for thousands of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails.
Families of the hostages gained prominent support on Sunday in their effort to persuade Benjamin Netanyahu’s administration to negotiate a swap with Hamas.
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