Netanyahu says Hamas 'does not want a cease-fire deal' following death of six hostages

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Netanyahu has expressed sorrow over the deaths of the hostages, saying the killings prove that Hamas does not want a cease-fire deal. He accused Hamas of killing them in “cold blood” and said Israel would hold the Palestinian militant group accountable.

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00:00The bodies of six hostages were recovered by the Israeli military during an operation

00:08in the Gaza Strip, as protests calling for a ceasefire continue.

00:13All six of the hostages were killed just before Israeli forces could rescue them, according

00:18to an Israeli military spokesperson.

00:21The bodies were recovered from a tunnel in the southern Gaza city of Rafa, around a kilometer

00:27from where another hostage was rescued alive last week.

00:32Their recovery sparked further protests against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

00:39Families of hostages, as well as much of the Israeli public, blame him for failing to strike

00:45a deal with Hamas to end the ongoing war and bring the hostages back alive.

00:51Netanyahu says the killings prove that Hamas does not want a ceasefire deal.

00:55Negotiations have dragged on for months.

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