WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States and 17 other countries on Thursday issued an appeal for Hamas to release all of its hostages as a pathway to end the crisis in Gaza, but Hamas vowed not to relent to international pressure. "We call for the immediate release of all hostages held by Hamas in Gaza now for over 200 days," a statement by the countries said, in what a senior U.S. official called an extraordinary display of unanimity. The 18 countries all have citizens held by Hamas six months after the Palestinian militant group launched its Oct. 7 assault on southern Israel and killed 1,200 people.
President Biden and 17 other world leaders issued a statement Thursday calling on Hamas to release the remaining hostages taken during the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel, arguing that doing so would bring about a prolonged cease-fire in the ongoing conflict in Gaza. “We call for the immediate release of all hostages held by Hamas…
Irish PM, during his speech in the Parliament, failed to acknowledge the “133 Israeli hostages who have been trapped in Hamas tunnels for the past six months.” | World News