He shared his joy and relief following the release and said he hopes he will see both women next week. 0h, oh, ive been waiting for this moment for a long time for two weeks. I havent been sleeping for two weeks. Tonight, im going to sleep good. I spoke with my daughter earlier today. She sounds very good. She looks very good. She was very happy. And shes waiting to come home. Lets bring you more now on the fate of those two american hostages freed by hamas. Us President Joe Biden spoke with the two women after their release on friday, telling them that their government will fully support them as they recover and heal. And Secretary Of State Anthony Blinken said hes relieved the women have been released but reminded reporters that many others are still being held. There are still 10 additional americans who remain unaccounted for in this conflict. We know some are being held hostage by hamas, along with an estimated 200 other hostages held in gaza. They include men, women, young boys,
Humanitarian reasons. Around 200 hostages are still being held in gaza, and israels airstrikes and total siege of the territory, cutting off food, water and medicines, will not end until all of them are freed. Desperately needed humanitarian aid has still not reached the besieged people of gaza. Emergency aid trucks stocked with supplies sit on the border with Egypt Waiting to be let across the Rafah Crossing as part of a deal to allow in limited aid. Lets bring you more now on the fate of those two american hostages freed by hamas. Us President Joe Biden spoke with the two women, telling them that their government will fully support them as they recover and heal. Our correspondent Barbara Plett usher brings us more from inside the halls of the State Department. The release of the hostages disrupted the day here at the State Department. We were sitting down for the Daily Briefing and then we were told that it would be delayed for two hours because of Breaking News. Now, they didnt say
Us President Joe Biden spoke with the two women after their release on friday, telling them that their government will fully support them as they recover and heal. And Secretary Of State Antony Blinken said hes relieved the women have been released, but reminded reporters that many others are still being held. Theres still ten additional americans who remain unaccounted for in this conflict. We know that some of them are being held hostage by hamas, along with an estimated 200 other hostages held in gaza. They include men, women, young boys, young girls, elderly people from many nations. Every single one of them should be released. Our correspondent Barbara Plett usher brings us more from inside the State Department. The release of the hostages disrupted the day here at the State Department. We were sitting down for the Daily Briefing and then we were told that it would be delayed for two hours because of Breaking News. Now, they didnt say what the Breaking News was, but we knew what i
i m gillian turner in for martha. breaking right now on this special edition of the story, we re learning more about the two dozen hostages released by hamas. here s red cross vans carrying them to safety a short while ago. among them, 13 israelis including young mothers like danielle and her mother, daron asher and her daughters. now, to the dismay of many people today, no americans have been freed as originally thought. president biden says he doesn t know as of now when they will be. meanwhile, prime minister benjamin netanyahu s senior adviser is standing by to give us more details. we begin first with fox team coverage, lucas tomlinson with president biden in nantucket. first, trey yingst on the ground in southern israel. here at the air base, some of those released hostages are receiving the first medical treatment in israel before they are taken to other regional hospitals. this has been a day of anticipation. so many across this country waiting to see if their l
martha: do you think when i hear these assumptions that some of these deals being made with the taliban, that they ll be different this time, they re going to allow women to have positions in government. they even allowed some women to stay on tv although they made them wear burqas. what do you say to those in charge that are accepting these proclamations by the taliban right now? given the track record thus far, it s unsane to accept it at face value anything the taliban might say right now. it begs the imagination to think that we re getting a assurances from the taliban and check the box. they said that. don t worry about that anymore. i m not quite sure. for afghan women and girls, we betrayed a lot of people in afghanistan, like half the