Biden says he’s ‘heartbroken’ over killing of Israeli-American hostage in Gaza

Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief

An undated photo of Judi Weinstein and Gadi Haggai (Courtesy)
An undated photo of Judi Weinstein and Gadi Haggai (Courtesy)

US President Joe Biden says he is “heartbroken” over news that Israeli-American hostage Gadi Haggai was killed in Hamas captivity.

Haggai’s kibbutz announced earlier Friday that he was murdered, without offering additional details.

He is one of the eight US citizens and Green Card holders still in Gaza.

Biden reaffirms the pledge “we have made to all the families of those still held hostage: we will not stop working to bring them home.”

“We continue to pray for the well-being and safe return of his wife, Judy. Their daughter joined by phone my meeting with the families of hostages last week,” Biden says. “Those families bravely shared with me the harrowing ordeal that they have endured over the past months as they await news of their loved ones. It’s intolerable.”

“Today, we are praying for their four children, seven grandchildren, and other loved ones and are grieving this tragic news with them,” he adds.

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