Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed his nation on Friday as a ceasefire with Hamas in Gaza went into effect, heralding the agreement that would see 48 remaining hostages returned to Israel.

Netanyahu, speaking in Hebrew, took the opportunity to claim success for his strategy, against media critics and political opponents who had attacked his approach to the war throughout its two years.

Netanyahu addressed critics who, he said, predicted from the start of the war that Israel would not be able to retrieve even one hostage. He said that he had thought differently, and that he had pursued a dual approach of military pressure and…

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