White House: We won’t rest until all hostages are back with their families

“Today, we wake up to good news,” says National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby, in a short video updating the American public on the recently reached hostage deal.

“Thanks to President Biden’s personal leadership and involvement, a deal now has been struck between Israel and Hamas to release more than 50 hostages that Hamas has been holding — all women and children.”

“In the next day or so, we’ll start to see them be reunited with their families.

“This deal will also allow for a pause in the fighting for something like four days, maybe longer, we’ll see; and also a much needed surge of humanitarian assistance — food, water, medicine, and fuel to the people of Gaza, who so desperately need it.

“We’re going to keep supporting Israel to make sure they’ve got the tools and capabilities they need to go after Hamas. We’re going to continue to work on increasing and accelerating humanitarian assistance that’s going into Gaza.

“We’re not going to rest until we can get all of the hostages back with the families where they belong. So there’s a lot more work to do, but it’s a good day today,” Kirby says.

Thanks to President Biden’s leadership, a deal has been struck between Israel and Hamas to release more than 50 hostages that Hamas has been holding.

This deal will also allow for a pause in the fighting and a much-needed surge of humanitarian assistance to the people of Gaza. pic.twitter.com/1hZryv8QqN

— The White House 46 Archived (@WhiteHouse46) November 22, 2023