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In Netanyahu's opinion, what we call the world is a very narrow piece of length stretching from Congress to the White House.

So for Netanyahu, when he was asked about the public opinion in the United States and worldwide, he said, yes, it was worse before.

So what he explains himself is as follows that Israel always suffers a temporary decrease in the public opinion in the United States during wars and And once the wars end, there is a recovery.

So as long as we have President Trump,

and as long as we know that the war is going to end one day, we're all set. It's 8 a.m. on Sunday, August 24th here in New York City. It is 3 p.m. on Sunday, August 24th, in Israel,

where Israelis are beginning a new week. Last night, Saturday, tens of thousands of Israelis gathered in Tel Aviv's

hostage square, urging the government to end the war and bring the remaining hostages home.

This comes a week after Hamas announced it had approved a ceasefire proposal, which Israeli officials

have reportedly been reviewing. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that he had issued instructions for

negotiations to be held for the release of all hostages.

But it was unclear whether this statement marked any significant developments regarding the

proposal Hamas agreed to a few days before.

Meanwhile, the IDF continues to prepare to execute the

government's plan to conquer Gaza City with 60,000 reservists called back again ahead of the

operation. Also on Saturday, Benny Gantz, the National Unity Party chair, called on Prime Minister

Netanyahu, opposition leader Yair Lepid and Yisrael

Betainu chairman of Igdor Lieberman to form a, quote, government for redeeming the hostages

and for equality in the war's burden, close quote. The proposal would see opposition parties

join the coalition to advance the release of hostages as well as legislation that addresses

ultra-Orthodox enlistment in the IDF while preparing for elections in the spring.

As the government weighs whether to move forward with the takeover of Gaza City or secure a hostage

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