The Biden administration was “pleased to hear the news of two Israeli hostages freed last night by Israeli Defense Forces in Rafah after 128 days” Kirby said.
The order was set to be released later Thursday, according to the documents and the US official, and is expected to include sanctions against the settlers, the news outlet reported.
Sullivan called the robocall an attempt at election interference and requested an investigation. It was not clear how widely the audio call was circulated.
The survey, designed to understand the perspectives of the US Jewish electorate, has unveiled a significant generational divide in political opinions among American Jews.
Ruby Chen, the father of Itay Chen, held up an hourglass and said, “They don’t have time. Each day that passes by, the probability of getting US citizens back home is not good.”
Biden, Blinken and Jon Finer, the deputy national security adviser, met with 13 family members while another three phoned in. Together, they are related to eight hostages abducted by Hamas on Oct. 7
Biden declined to speculate about how long the Israel-Hamas war would last, but said he thought the chances of an extension of the ongoing truce were "real."
The Israeli government balances intense military operations in Gaza with internal political challenges and strong support from the United States.
Senate Democrat, Chuck Schumer, said the Republican bill would be dead on arrival in the upper chamber, even if it passed the House.
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