Biden: We have no higher priority than freeing the hostages
In 2011, Israel swapped hundreds of Palestinian prisoners to win the release of one Israeli soldier, Gilad Shalit, who was held for five years.
US President Joe Biden delivers remarks as he visits Israel amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Tel Aviv, Israel, October 18, 2023.(photo credit: EVELYN HOCKSTEIN/REUTERS)ByTOVAH LAZAROFF, REUTERSUpdated:
