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Seeing hostages reunited with families ‘fills our hearts with hope’: EU chief
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EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen arrives for a meeting in the West Bank city of Ramallah, June 14, 2022. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen calls for the release of three women Israeli hostages from Hamas captivity to serve as a new chapter for Israelis and Palestinians.
“Romi Gonen, Emily Damari & Doron Steinbrecher are free. Others must follow,” von der Leyen writes on the X social media platform. “Seeing the hostages’ reunion with their families fills our hearts with hope. Let it be the start of a new chapter for Israel and the Palestinian people. The ceasefire must hold. Europe will support it.”
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