Netanyahu: Israel will begin talks to free all hostages
Global News Podcast
BBC
4.3 • 8.2K Ratings
🗓️ 21 August 2025
⏱️ 32 minutes
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Summary
In a video address, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel would begin negotiations to release all the hostages held in Gaza and end the war, on terms “acceptable to Israel”. It was Mr Netanyahu's first response to a temporary ceasefire proposal put forward by Egypt and Qatar that Hamas accepted on Monday. 27 countries have backed a statement calling for Israel to allow immediate independent foreign media access to Gaza. In Ukraine, President Zelensky calls on allies to put greater pressure on Moscow after more deadly Russian strikes, and the plight of thousands of Ukrainian children who have been abducted by Russia. Also: we check in on the parole hearings of the Menendez brothers in California, and a study into phantom limb pain.
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| 0:00.0 | This is the Global News podcast from the BBC World Service. |
| 0:05.3 | I'm Valerie Sanderson, and in the early hours of Friday the 22nd of August, these are our main stories. |
| 0:11.5 | Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will begin negotiations to free all hostages |
| 0:16.8 | and bring about an end to the war in Gaza. |
| 0:20.6 | I have instructed to begin immediate negotiations on the release of all our hostages |
| 0:25.6 | and an end to the war on terms acceptable to Israel. |
| 0:29.9 | 27 countries sign a statement calling on Israel to allow foreign journalists into Gaza. |
| 0:35.4 | In the U.S., now there's the TikTok movement to free the Menendai. |
| 0:40.6 | There's a new generation that's what throws. People are looking at the case with fresh eyes. |
| 0:46.3 | Brothers Lyle and Eric Menendez jailed for murdering their parents in 1989 are about to start |
| 0:52.4 | parole hearings. |
| 1:01.2 | Also in this podcast, new research finds the mind doesn't adjust to losing a limb. |
| 1:06.0 | It feels like I'm being cattle prodded on a very specific part of my foot. |
| 1:09.0 | And it's bizarre because it's like it's actually happening, |
| 1:13.1 | but I look down and there's no foot that could be getting electric shot. |
| 1:24.7 | Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he's ordered immediate negotiations for the conclusion of the war in Gaza. He delivered the statement in a pre-recorded message filmed outside |
| 1:28.8 | the Israel Defense Forces Gaza Division headquarters. I have come to the Gaza Division today to approve |
| 1:36.3 | the plans that the IDF presented to me and to the Minister of Defense for taking over Gaza City |
| 1:42.0 | and defeating Hamas. I greatly appreciate the presence of the reserve soldiers |
| 1:46.6 | and, of course, the regular army, for this vital goal. |
| 1:50.3 | At the same time, I have instructed to begin immediate negotiations |
| 1:54.4 | on the release of all our hostages |
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