Biden Urges Egypt, Qatar to Agree to a Hostage Deal With Hamas
Sarah Arnold
President Joe Biden urged Egypt and Qatar to coerce the terrorist group Hamas into agreeing to a hostage deal with Israel as National Security adviser Jake Sullivan plans to meet with hostage families next week.
According to several reports, Biden wrote letters to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and the emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, pressuring them to “secure commitments from Hamas to agree and abide by a deal.”
The president deployed CIA Director William Burns to Cairo to present a potential hostage deal in order to secure the release of hostages held by Hamas militants.
The hostage deal was reportedly discussed between Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday over a phone call in which the president “made clear that everything must be done to secure the release of hostages, including American citizens, now held by Hamas terrorists for nearly six months.”
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