Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Newsmax on Thursday that he hopes to get 10 more living hostages released from the clutches of Hamas “monsters” in a few days as part of a negotiated ceasefire.

In an exclusive interview with “The Record With Greta Van Susteren,” Netanyahu said “it’s been hell” for the 255 hostages that were taken by Hamas terrorists beginning Oct. 7, 2023.

“Well, they’re monsters. I mean what they do to them, and the stories we get are horrible,” Netanyahu said of Hamas. “So it’s not easy for us when we’re doing it.”

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