Tel Aviv, Aug. 25 -- Israel's Chief of Defence Staff Lt. Gen. Eyak Zamir has urged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to accept the hostage exchange deal, local media reported on Sunday, according to Times of Israel.

The IDF chief, while visiting Israel's Haifa Naval base, revealed that there is a hostage deal on the table for Netanyahu to consider.

"There is a [hostage] deal on the table, we need to take it," Zamir said.

He added that the army has created the conditions for such an agreement, but the decision now in the hands of the prime minister.

"The army has provided the conditions for its completion, and the decision is now in Netanyahu's hands, " he further added.

In a statement, Zamir also said his position reflected the deman...