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Biden, Netanyahu wrap up a phone call on which they discussed ongoing hostage talks, source tells TOI
Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief

US President Joe Biden is greeted by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right) after arriving at Ben Gurion International Airport, on October 18, 2023, in Tel Aviv. (AP/Evan Vucci)
US President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have just wrapped up a phone call during which they discussed the ongoing hostage talks, a source familiar with the matter tells The Times of Israel.
Neither side has issued a readout yet, but such statements do not typically reveal substantive information regarding what was actually discussed on the call anyway.