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We hope he's holding up and we're coming for him,
He was committed to the deal, so now we are a month later with six hostages dead — that never had to happen. He's prolonging the war for the short political reasons,
I hope they will take it seriously and say, 'Yes, let's go,'
I spoke to his mom and dad, and we’re not giving up. We’re going to continue to push as hard as we can,
We're very close to that."
Asked if he was planning to present a final hostage deal to both sides this week, Biden said With broken hearts, the Goldberg-Polin family is devastated to announce the death of their beloved son and brother, Hersh. The family thanks you all for your love and support and asks for privacy at this time,
a statement from the family said Sullivan told the families that the next few days will be critical in the push to free the remaining 101 hostages,
the American hostage families said in a joint statement, per the Times of Israel You can’t keep negotiating this. This process has to be called at some point,
As far as messaging to the Israeli government, my government, it’s that the time is over for selling, perpetuating this fantasy of total victory over Hamas based on the sacrifice of our sons, daughters, grandparents who are hostages in Gaza,
The entire senior command of the Army and our intelligence services have said very clearly that Hamas at this moment has been so significantly depleted as a military and a governing organization that that simply cannot be used anymore, except for evidently, domestic political purposes by our prime minister and his coalition, that cannot be used as a reason, really an excuse, anymore to not complete this deal,
I think the Biden administration itself will say that they will have done enough when all of the hostages are home. The seven Americans, of course, but all of the 101. The Biden administration has given us extraordinary support since Oct. 7, as well as Congress, from wall to wall which is quite extraordinary in these very polarized political times,
At the end of the day, the Biden administration or any US administration is not the one who has to sign this agreement. The United States together with Qatar and Egypt are trying to broker an agreement between Israel and a savage terrorist organization,
The best scenario for Biden and Harris would be a ceasefire this week,
He who murders abductees does not want a deal. We are in a difficult day. The heart of the entire nation was torn,
We are getting body bags instead of a deal,
Histadrut Labor Federation chief Arnon Bar-David said Sunday to reporters, according to Reuters I am absolutely heartbroken by the deaths of several hostages held by Hamas, including US citizen Hersh Goldberg-Polin. These innocent people should all be home today with their families; instead they were murdered by terrorists. My heart is with all of the bereaved families, including the Goldberg-Polin family, who I met earlier this summer,
I would urge the Biden administration and Israel to hold Iran accountable for the fate of remaining hostages and put on the target list oil refineries in Iran if the hostages are not released,
Heartbroken by news of Hersh Goldberg-Polin’s death at the hands of Hamas. The savages who killed this U.S. citizen and continue to hold others hostage must pay a heavy price. Israel should finish the job to end this Iran-backed terror, and America must support this effort without caveat/conditions,
If you want the hostages home, which we all do, you have to increase the cost to Iran. Iran is the great Satan. Hamas is the junior partner. They’re barbaric, religious Nazis — Hamas, they could care less about the Palestinian people,
Graham said in an interview with ABC News’ “This Week” on Sunday We condemn their continued atrocities against both Americans and Israelis in the strongest possible terms."
Tim Walz, also called Hamas a "brutal terrorist organization" and wrote on X