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Friday, August 16, 2024
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Friday, August 16, 2024
Biden: We’re closer than we’ve ever been to hostage deal
Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief
US Vice President Kamala Harris (C) and her husband Doug Emhoff (R) look on as US President Joe Biden speaks during a reception to celebrate the Jewish new year in the East Room of the White House in Washington, September 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
US President Joe Biden tells reporters in the Oval Office that “we’re closer than we have ever been” to securing a hostage deal between Israel and Hamas.
He says a deal isn’t ripe just yet but the sides are closer than they were three days ago, before a hostage talk summit was held in Doha.
“I don’t want to jinx anything… but we may have something,” Biden adds.
ביידן נשאל על המגעים לעסקה: ״קרובים יותר ממה שהיינו אי פעם. לא רוצה לעשות נאחס, אנחנו עוד לא שם, אבל אנחנו הרבה יותר קרובים ממה שהיינו לפני כמה ימים״ pic.twitter.com/HNVCafcDvB
— יונה לייבזון yuna leibzon (@YunaLeibzon) August 16, 2024
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