Joe Biden welcomes hostage release as ‘start of a process’

The US president, Joe Biden, welcomed the release of hostages held by Hamas on Friday, describing the move as the start of a process. In a press conference Biden said: ‘We expect more hostages to be released tomorrow. And more the day after, and more the a day after that. Over the next few days, we expect that dozens of hostages will be returned to their families.’ He added that the US pushed for a truce to free hostages and deliver humanitarian aid to the blockaded Gaza Strip

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