National security adviser Jake Sullivan will meet with the families of American hostages still held by Hamas on Monday at the White House. The Israel-Hamas war has now entered its sixth month as pressure builds on both sides to agree to some form of cease-fire.
National security adviser Jake Sullivan will meet with the families of American hostages still held by Hamas on Monday at the White House , a senior administration official told CBS News. At least 32 American citizens were killed by Hamas on Oct. 7, and at least six remain in captivity. The Israel- Hamas war has now entered its sixth month as pressure builds on both sides to agree to some form of cease-fire.
On Friday, President Joe Biden pressed the leaders of Egypt and Qatar to exert their influence on Hamas militants to agree to a release of the hostages and a Gaza cease-fire, prior to new talks to be held this weekend in Cairo. CIA Director Bill Burns will lead the U.S. delegation in the Cairo talks, according to a U.S. official. "This basic fact remains true: There would be a cease-fire in Gaza today had Hamas simply agreed to release this vulnerable category of hostages: the sick, wounded, elderly, and young women," the senior Biden official sai
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