{
  "id": 11584380,
  "title": "Gaza war could have ended a year earlier, says ex Israeli hostage negotiator",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/gaza-war-could-have-ended-a-year-earlier-says-ex-israeli-hostage",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-03T02:14:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/middle-east/gaza-war-could-have-ended-a-year-earlier-says-ex-israeli-hostage-negotiator/articleshow/134650657.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Retired Israeli Major General Nitzan Alon has stated that the Gaza war could have ended a year earlier. According to Alon, an earlier resolution would have saved the lives of many hostages and civilians. He criticized the idea that Israel had to achieve a total victory over Hamas before negotiating, calling this approach flawed.\n\nThe Gaza war resulted in significant casualties. Palestinian medical sources reported that an Israeli strike on a Gaza City apartment killed five people, including three women and a young girl, and severely wounded several others. Since a ceasefire and captive exchange in October 2025, 1,441 Palestinians have been killed and over 5,030 wounded in near-daily Israeli attacks on Gaza, according to Al Jazeera.\n\nAlon suggested that more captives could have returned alive if a deal had been reached earlier, possibly a year before the actual agreement.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Israeli general: Gaza captives could have been freed a year earlier",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/israeli-general-gaza-captives-could-have-been-freed-a-year-earlier",
        "published": "2026-10-02T21:15:58.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}