This Sunday (26), President Joe Biden declared that the truce in the Gaza Strip could be extended beyond Monday (27), originally scheduled as the deadline.
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He expressed the aim of maintaining the pause to allow hostages to leave and provide additional humanitarian assistance to those in need in Gaza.
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Biden also celebrated the release of Abigail Idan, a 4-year-old American-Israeli, saying she is safe in Israel, but highlighted that there is more work to be done.
White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan previously indicated to CNN that Israel would be willing to extend the pause in fighting as long as Hamas continues to release hostages. Regarding other Americans detained by the group, Biden expressed hope, but said he did not have concrete information at the moment.
