The Prime Minister's Office clarified that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's reference to 'news regarding the hostages' was not specific to today or tomorrow, 'but rather about the ongoing efforts to reach a deal.' A political source said: 'The Prime Minister meant that we will not give up on freeing our hostages, and if we don't achieve this hopefully in the coming days, we will achieve it later. As of now, Hamas continues to maintain its refusal.'

