Although he did not provide any details, US President Joe Biden stated on Tuesday that he thinks a deal with Hamas to release the hostages the extremists are holding in the Gaza Strip will happen.
“I’ve been talking with people involved every single day. I believe it’s going to happen but I don’t want to get into detail,” Biden mentioned in conversation with reporters at the White House.
In response to a question about a message for the relatives of those detained by the Palestinian militant group, he said: “Hang in there. We’re coming.
Approximately 240 individuals were kidnapped by Hamas militants last month as they crossed the border to carry out the bloodiest attack in Israeli history, including nine Americans and one person with permanent residency in the US.”
“I cannot look you in the eye and tell you how many of those hostages are still alive,” US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan stated at a conference on Monday.
The most recent official Israeli numbers indicate that over 1,200 Israelis were killed in the October 7 Hamas attack, the majority of them were civilians. Israel’s ceaseless onslaught in reprisal has killed 11,240 people, largely civilians, including thousands of children, according to the health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza.
Qatar invited Israel and Hamas to accept its offer to mediate a settlement on Tuesday. In order to enable the release of those detained in Gaza, the United States has repeatedly requested a pause in hostilities. The captives issue would be discussed when Brett McGurk, Biden’s principal Middle East advisor, travels to the region, namely to Qatar, the home of Hamas’ political office, the White House announced on Tuesday.
