Biden Hails Start of Truce, Expects Freeing of More Hostages
- Hamas releases 24 hostages as four-day cease-fire deal begins
- US hopeful American hostages will be included in future groups
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President Joe Biden praised the first release of hostages by Hamas and said the US expects more captives to be freed to Israeli custody in coming days under a deal that paused weeks of fighting.
“It’s only a start, but so far it’s gone well,” Biden said Friday, speaking from Nantucket, an island in Massachusetts where he is spending the Thanksgiving holiday. “We expect more hostages to be released tomorrow — and more of the day after, and more the day after that.”