Kamala Harris Says “Highest Priority” In Hostage Release “Are The American Citizens Being Held”; Vice President Makes Venice LA Impromptu Stop For Small Business Saturday
deadline.comVice President Kamala Harris and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff continued their visit in Los Angeles Thanksgiving week, making an unscheduled pit stop at the Venice Bakery for Small Business Saturday where the former addressed the current hostage exchange between Hamas and Israel.
Earlier today, news reports read that there was a slowdown in Israeli hostages being released from Gaza after Hamas disputed aid and prisoners.
The U.S, Qatar and Egypt were involved in talks to resolve the delay. CNN reported that a group of hostages leaving Gaza in a Red Cross Convoy.
Yesterday, 24 hostages were released from Gaza and 39 Palestinian prisoners were released from Israeli jails amid the four-day cease-fire. “We’re extremely grateful that hostages were released yesterday,” the Vice President said in front of the Venice Bakery, “and we’re looking forward to again another grouping released today.” “There were some issues and challenges around implementation,” she said addressing this morning’s complications, “President Biden spoke with the Emir (of Qatar) to resolve those issue and we do believe they are being resolved.” Speaking about the four-day truce, Harris said, “This moment of pause is extraordinarily important to get humanitarian aid in.
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