United States President Joe Biden on Tuesday 22 morning expressed his welcoming of the deal to accept a ceasefire in return for 50 hostages held by the Hamas militant group, sharing his gratitude for the acceptance of a ceasefire. Israel\u2019s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu\u2019s office issued a statement on Wednesday, confirming roughly 50 hostages abducted by the Hamas terror group in Gaza during the October 7 attack, will be released, reported The Times of Israel. A post shared on Netanyahu\u2019s X, formerly Twitter, page stated, \u201cTonight, the Government has approved the outline of the first stage of achieving this goal, according to which at least 50 hostages \u2013 women and children \u2013 will be released over four days, during which a pause in the fighting will be held.\u201d Similarly, the US President, taking to his social media X, declared that he was glad the deal was secured, adding that he was grateful that the hostages would be reunited with their families.<\/p>\n
\u201cI welcome the deal to secure the release of hostages taken by Hamas during its brutal assault against Israel on October 7th.\u201d The US president said. \u201cI\u2019m gratified that these brave souls, who have endured an unspeakable ordeal, will be reunited with their families once this deal is fully implemented.\u201d The US President expressed his gratitude to regional partners, who were \u201ccritical\u201d in ensuring the deal was passed.<\/p>\n
Biden shared on X, \u201cI thank Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani of Qatar and President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi of Egypt for their critical partnership in reaching this deal. And I appreciate Prime Minister Netanyahu\u2019s commitment in supporting an extended pause to ensure this deal can be fully carried out\u201d US Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken further added, \u201cWe welcome the release of 50 hostages, including Americans, from captivity in Gaza. I thank Qatar and Egypt for their partnership, and appreciate Israel\u2019s support for a humanitarian pause that will allow additional humanitarian aid to reach Palestinians in Gaza.\u201d<\/p>\n
Although a ceasefire has been permitted, the ongoing Gaza conflict has not come to an end, Netanyahu has stated, \u201cThe Israeli government, the IDF and the security forces will continue the war to return all the abductees, complete the elimination of Hamas and ensure that Gaza does not renew any threat to the State of Israel.\u201d Hamas have agreed to allow 50 hostages to return, however, there are still roughly 150 who will be under Hamas control, with over 200 hostages being abducted during the October 7 offensive into Israel. The US President says that he \u201cwill not stop until they are all released\u201d, claiming that he has \u201cno higher priority than ensuring the safety of Americans held hostage\u201d, in a post shared on X.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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