Joe Biden has repeatedly claimed to have been an integral part of the negotiation process for returning hostages held in Gaza, but he’s also been criticized for how few Americans have been released from captivity.
“Mr. President, when will the first American hostages be released, since none were included today?” a reporter asked Friday.
“We don’t know when that will occur,” Biden admitted, “but we’re going to be — expect it to occur. And we don’t know what the list of all the hostages are and when they’ll be released, but we know the numbers that are going to be released. So, it is my hope and expectation it will be soon.”
The first American citizen wasn’t released until Sunday, when four-year-old Abigail Mor Edan was included in a group of 17 hostages released. She was the only U.S. citizen among them.
Abigail Mor Edan, the youngest U.S. citizen held by Hamas, was among the group of hostages released back to Israel on Sunday, both President Biden and the Israeli military confirmed.
Abigail, whose parents were killed in Hamas’ Oct. 7 attacks on Israel, turned 4 years old last week while in captivity in Gaza. She was kidnapped and taken…
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