US President Joe Biden on Friday asked Egyptian and Qatari leaders for help in getting Hamas to agree to a deal with Israel, an American official said, ahead of negotiations in Cairo.
Posters of two of the kidnapped children, Israeli-German sisters Aviv and Raz Katz-Asher are seen attached to the back of chairs, at empty places laid out for the 220 hostages at a 'Shabbat' table in the JW3 Piazza in north London on October 27, 2023, as people are invited to view the table and remember the missing and kidnapped after the Hamas attack in Israel on October 7.
Biden, in a call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday, "made clear that everything must be done to secure the release of hostages, including American citizens, now held by Hamas terrorists for nearly six months," a senior Biden administration official told AFP on condition of anonymity.
"This basic fact remains true: There would be a ceasefire in Gaza today had Hamas simply agreed to release this vulnerable category of hostages -- the sick, wounded, elderly, and young women," the US official said Friday evening. Israel's retaliatory campaign has killed over 33,000 people, mostly women and children, according to the health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza.Beautycon 2024: Highlights, spotted celebs, top brands from the beauty event of the yearUS Powerball jackpot spiked to $975 million and you can join from the Philippines
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