Pressure for Gaza cease-fire, anger in Israel – Biden and Harris to meet with US negotiators

US President Joe Biden is expected to meet today with US negotiators working to free hostages in the war between Israel and Hamas, after the Israeli army found the bodies of six hostages in Gaza, including an American citizen. The meeting will take place at the White House in Washington. Vice President Kamala Harris, who will run in November’s presidential election, will also participate. The statement issued for the meeting states that Biden and Harris will meet today with “the US team negotiating a hostage deal following the killing of US citizen Hersh Goldberg-Paulin and five other hostages by Hamas and will discuss efforts to reach an agreement that would secure the release of the remaining hostages.” The United States, Egypt and Qatar, which have also taken on a mediator role, have been pushing for months for a Palestinian prisoner swap and a ceasefire. […]
Source: News Beast

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