Israel Latest: Biden, Netanyahu Discuss Hostages, US Deployments
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US President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu discussed the release of two hostages held in Gaza on Monday, as well as plans for additional US military deployments in the region during a phone call.
Hamas released two elderly women who were among the hostages taken when the militant group — designated as a terrorist organization by the US and European Union — attacked Israel on Oct. 7. Qatar and Egypt were intermediaries in arranging their freedom.