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'They're not hostages, they're POWs': Heritage minister says war focus must be Hamas

Eliyahu said his remarks were not coming from a place of “disregard or detachment,” but that he believed this would be the only way to rescue the remaining hostages.

 Minister of Heritage Amichai Eliyahu attends a government conference at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem on January 8, 2023.
Minister of Heritage Amichai Eliyahu attends a government conference at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem on January 8, 2023.
(photo credit: OLIVIER FITOUSSI/FLASH90)
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
JULY 30, 2025 13:48
Updated: JULY 30, 2025 19:50

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