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From the Liveblog of
Thursday, July 25, 2024
From the Liveblog of
Thursday, July 25, 2024
Netanyahu, Biden now meeting families of US hostages held by Hamas
Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief
The families of American hostages being held by Hamas are now meeting with US President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the White House says.
Biden and Netanyahu had been meeting with their teams since after 1 p.m. local time. That meeting lasted an hour and a half, the premier’s office says.
The hostage families participating in the current meeting are the parents of Edan Alexander, the parents of Itay Chen, the parents of Omer Neutra, the parents of Sagui Dekel-Chen, the great aunt of former hostage Abigail Mor Edan, the wife and daughter of Keith Siegel and the parents of Hersh Goldberg-Polin.
