14 days ago · Israel
Gaza hostage deal could have been secured a year earlier, Israeli general says
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a conflict story. Middle East Eye is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to Israel. The first report grouped here was at 3 Oct 2026, 05:50 UTC. The headline in use is “Gaza hostage deal could have been secured a year earlier, Israeli general says”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Israeli Reserve Major General Nitzan Alon, the former government point person on hostage negotiations, has said Israeli hostages in Gaza could have been brought home up to a year earlier, before they were released in late 2025. “Political and personal considerations” got in the way, Alon said during a conversation…
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Gaza hostage deal could have been secured a year earlier, Israeli general says
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