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Israeli general: Gaza captives could have been freed a year earlier

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Updated Original reporting: Al Jazeera

What happened

Nitzan Alon told a Washington Institute forum that all Gaza captives could've been freed a year earlier.

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  • Reported by Al Jazeera and published Fri, 02 Oct 2026 21:15:58 UTC.

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