From the Liveblog of
Friday, October 27, 2023
Kamala Harris, husband meet families of Americans held hostage in Gaza
Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief
US Vice President Kamala Harris and Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff met earlier today with families of Americans currently held hostage in Gaza, the White House says.
Harris and Emhoff joined a meeting led by US hostage envoy Roger Carstens and listened to the families’ experiences over the past several weeks and expressed their support, says a US readout.
Harris relayed to the families that the Biden administration is “doing everything possible” to bring home the roughly 13 Americans currently held hostage along with all of the roughly 230 captives.
Doug and I met with families of Americans who are still unaccounted for following the Hamas terrorist attack in Israel, and my message to them was simple: You are not alone. @POTUS and I are doing everything we can to bring these Americans home. pic.twitter.com/ADUvjs7u0g
— Vice President Kamala Harris (@VP) October 27, 2023
