House Republican says hostage rescue would never have happened if cease-fire were in place

Rep. Andy Barr believes that if the White House's wishes for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war were active, four Israeli hostages would never have been rescued Saturday.

FILE - Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike in Rafah, Gaza Strip, on May 30, 2024. An AP analysis of Gaza Health Ministry data finds the proportion of Palestinian women and children being killed in the Israel-Hamas war appears to …Rep. Andy Barr believes that if the White House’s wishes for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war were active, four Israeli hostages would never have been rescued Saturday.

Mr. Biden unveiled a three-phase plan for a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas that would see the end of hostilities, the return of the hostages on both sides and the reconstruction of war-torn Gaza.

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