The office of Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Sunday the release of thirteen Israeli citizens and four Thai nationals, the latest hostages to be released in the four-day ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas. Abigail Idan is a dual American-Israeli citizen who turned four.
The latest group of hostages to be released as part of the four-day truce between Israel and Hamas was the release of 13 Jewish citizens and four Thai citizens, according to an announcement made by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday. Abigail Idan, a two American and Israeli citizen who turned four next week while in captivity, is one of the freed hostages.
After Hamas abducted about 240 people and killed more than 1,200 people in Israel on October 7, Abigail became the first American to be freed.
President Joe Biden stated in a speech soon after Sunday’s release that” Abigail is free, and Alice and I, along with so many Americans, are praying for the fact that she is going to be alright.” Biden continued, expressing his desire to see the cease-fire in fighting continue,” Crimically needed aid is going in and hostages are coming out.”
National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan stated earlier in the day that the US had “reason to believe” that at least one American would be included on Sunday’s list in some appearances he made on the Sunday morning news circuit.
Sullivan told ABC’s Jon Karl on This Week that the second group of hostages, who were held for 50 days, were women and children. Three Americans fall into that category: two women and one child. One of those Americans will likely be released today, according to our reason. However, we cannot be absolutely certain that it will happen until we actually see her healthy and sound outside of Gaza.
When one of the Americans is properly up and eventually reunited with her family, we will finally rejoice.
When one of the Americans is properly up and eventually reunited with her family, we will finally have a moment of joy.
A family member revealed that Abigail’s father was shot by a Hamas gunman in an NBC interview with Lester Holt that aired last week, adding that the child” crawled out from under his body …full of his blood.”
Families who have waited in agony amid tumultuous negotiations carried out by American, Qatari, and Iranian officials to exchange hostages for Israeli prisoners have experienced unusual scenes of relief as a result of the momentary cease-fire, which is scheduled to end on Monday. The short pause has also made it possible for Gazans who have endured constant Israeli government bombing to receive urgently needed aid, food, and medicine.
” The situation is much worse than what I saw the second time,” says @UNRWA Commissioner-General at UNLazzarini after visiting Gaza last week and observing the charitable need there. pic. Twitter.com /1aWUWUvwx8
Face The Nation ( @FaceTheNation ) November 26, 2023 The latest group of hostages to be released as part of the four-day truce between Israel and Hamas was the release of 13 Jewish citizens and four Thai citizens, according to an announcement made by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday. Abigail Idan, a two American and Israeli citizen who turned four, is one of the freed hostages.
The office of Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Sunday the release of thirteen Israeli citizens and four Thai nationals, the latest hostages to be released in the four-day ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas. Abigail Idan is a dual American-Israeli citizen who turned four.
Gili Yaari/Zuma. Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.. The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday announced the release of 13 Israeli citizens and four Thai citizens, the latest group of hostages to be freed in the four-day agreement between Israel and Hamas to pause fighting. The freed hostages include Abigail Idan, a dual American and Israeli citizen, who turned four last week while in captivity.. Abigail is the first American to be released after Hamas kidnapped about 240 people and killed more than 1,200 people in Israel on October 7.. “Today [Abigail] is free, and Jill and I, together with so many Americans, are praying for the fact that she is going to be alright,” President Joe Biden said in a speech shortly after Sunday’s release. “Critically needed aid is going in and hostages are coming out,” Biden added, indicating that he hoped to see the pause in fighting continue.. Earlier in the day, in several appearances he made on the Sunday morning news circuit, National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said that the US had “reason to believe” that at least one American would be included on Sunday’s list.. “This first set of hostages, 50 hostages over four days, is women and children,” Sullivan told ABC’s Jon Karl on This Week. “There are three Americans in that category: two women and one child. We have reason to believe that one of those Americans will be released today. But until we actually see her safe and sound out of Gaza, we cannot have 100 percent certainty that it will happen.”. “Hopefully, we will have a moment of joy when one of the Americans is safely out and ultimately reunited with her family.”. “Hopefully, we will have a moment of joy when one of the Americans is safely out and ultimately reunited with her family.”. In an interview with NBC’s Lester Holt that aired last week, a family member revealed that a Hamas gunman shot Abigail’s father, adding that the child then “crawled out from under her father’s body…full of his blood.”. The temporary cease-fire, which is slated to end on Monday, has brought rare scenes of relief for families who have waited in anguish amid fragile negotiations conducted by American, Qatari, and Egyptian officials to exchange hostages for Palestinian prisoners. The brief pause has also allowed for the flow of desperately needed aid, food, and medicine to Gazans who have faced relentless bombing by the Israeli government.. “The situation is much worse than what I saw the first time,” @UNRWA Commissioner-General @UNLazzarini says of seeing the humanitarian need in Gaza during a visit last week. pic.twitter.com/1aWUWUvwx8. — Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) November 26, 2023
