From the Liveblog of
Monday, September 2, 2024
After meeting negotiators, Harris says hostage-ceasefire deal long overdue
Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief
US Vice President Kamala Harris tweets, “It is long past time for a ceasefire and hostage deal.”
“We need to bring the hostages home and end the suffering in Gaza,” adds the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee.
Harris reiterated her stance after she and Biden met with the administration’s representatives in the ongoing hostage negotiations between Israel and Hamas.
Biden and Harris were briefed by those mediators in the White House Situation Room.
“The murder of Hersh Goldberg-Polin and five other hostages was a brutal, barbaric act by Hamas terrorists. As [President Biden] said, Hamas leaders will pay for these crimes,” she adds.
Today, @POTUS and I met with the U.S. hostage deal negotiation team. The murder of Hersh Goldberg-Polin and five other hostages was a brutal, barbaric act by Hamas terrorists. As @POTUS said, Hamas leaders will pay for these crimes.
It is long past time for a ceasefire and… pic.twitter.com/HCX95DWk4a
— Vice President Kamala Harris (@VP) September 2, 2024
