US President Biden meanwhile says hostages should be released before a ceasefire can be discussed. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Yocheved Lifshitz and Nurit Cooper were handed over to the Israeli military and would be taken to a medical facility.Mourners carry children and their father from the Al-Zinati family, who were killed during Israeli air strikes on their home, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, on Oct 23, 2023.A Palestinian woman holds her children, who were wounded along with her in an Israeli strike, at Shifa hospital in Gaza City, on Oct 23, 2023.
But two sources familiar with the matter said the White House, Pentagon and State Department have stepped up private appeals for caution in conversations with the Israelis.Asked about the possibility of a ceasefire, US President Joe Biden said: ““We should have those hostages released and then we can talk.”
A US special envoy is negotiating with Israel, Egypt and the United Nations to create a “sustained delivery mechanism” to get aid into Gaza, the US State Department said on Monday. The Israeli army and Palestinians also clashed in the occupied West Bank and Hamas fired more rockets into Israel. Israel said its armed forces’ incursions overnight were partly intended to gather intelligence, with the whereabouts of the hostages unknown, and had helped improve its military readiness.
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