US, 17 other countries release joint statement demanding Hamas release the hostages
Hamas leaders on the outside say all sorts of things, but the decision-makers are inside Gaza, living deep underground and holding the hostages
A man pushes a bike near a billboard with pictures of hostages kidnapped in the deadly October 7 attack on Israel by the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas from Gaza, in Tel Aviv, Israel March 18, 2024. (photo credit: CARLOS GARCIA RAWLINS/REUTERS)ByHANNAH SARISOHNUpdated:
