Hostage talks are in advanced stages, Netanyahu tells pope in phone call - report
Netanyahu held a call with Pope Leo XIV, where he expressed optimism about the hostage talks, while the Pope asked to keep sacred places safe from the war.
Thousands of Israelis call for immediate release of the hostages that are held in Hamas captivity in Gaza, outside the Ministry of Defense in Tel Aviv in March.(photo credit: GILI YAARI /FLASH90)ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFFUpdated: