Tel Aviv, Nov 24 (AP) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday welcomed the release of hostages taken in Hamas' Oct 7 raid into Israel, including 13 Israeli citizens, but said his government is committed to the return of all hostages.

About 240 people were taken in the attack.

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Netanyahu described each of the hostages released as a four-day cease-fire began as “a world of their own”.

He said getting back all the hostages "is one of the goals of the war and we are committed to achieving all of the goals of the war”. (AP)

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