Biden says Netanyahu is not doing enough to get a hostage deal [View all]
Source: NBC
President Joe Biden on Monday said he did not think Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had done enough to secure a hostage deal between Israel and Hamas, a comment that comes amid massive protests in Israel.
Biden made the remark to reporters after a weekend where the bodies of six hostages were found executed in a Gaza tunnel executed by Hamas. Among those discovered was the body of 23-year-old American-Israeli Hersh Goldberg-Polin, whose parents have publicly pleaded for the return of their son. The pair had brought their personal appeal to the Democratic National Convention, where they were received with a standing ovation.
The discovery of the hostages has launched massive protests of hundreds of thousands of people across Israel as dissenters accuse Netanyahu of failing to land a hostage deal. On Monday, a nationwide strike ensued, threatening to paralyze the economy.
Reporters asked Biden if he thought Netanyahu had done enough to secure an agreement, and the president answered: “No.”
The Biden administration has repeatedly accused Hamas of holding up a deal, but recently U.S. and foreign officials have said conditions introduced by Netanyahu also disrupted efforts.
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