National security adviser Jake Sullivan to meet with hostage families at a critical stage of the Israel-Hamas war
National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan is set to meet Tuesday morning with hostage families of Americans believed to be held by Hamas in Gaza, according to a senior administration official.
WASHINGTON — National security adviser Jake Sullivan is set to meet Tuesday morning with hostage families of Americans believed to be held by Hamas in Gaza, according to a senior administration official.
The White House meeting comes at the most critical juncture yet of the eight-month conflict and fragile negotiations for a possible cease-fire deal that would include the release of remaining hostages over several phases, which President Joe Biden outlined in a surprise address Friday.
Sullivan is expected to deliver a “regular update” following Biden’s speech Friday, and all families are expected to be represented in person or on the phone, according to details first shared with NBC News.
It will be Sullivan’s ninth meeting with the families since Oct. 7, when Hamas terrorists killed 1,200 people in Israel and kidnapped more than 250 others.
Biden has urged Israel and Hamas to accept the latest proposal, stressing Friday that he believes it is “time for the war to end.” But it’s unclear whether Hamas will accept the deal, and Israel and the U.S. have traded different versions about what they believe the agreement entails.
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