{"id":2229999,"date":"2024-04-25T12:00:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-25T16:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-and-other-world-leaders-demand-hamas-release-hostages\/"},"modified":"2024-04-25T12:03:13","modified_gmt":"2024-04-25T16:03:13","slug":"biden-and-other-world-leaders-demand-hamas-release-hostages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-and-other-world-leaders-demand-hamas-release-hostages\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden and global leaders urge Hamas to free hostages"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-and-other-world-leaders-demand-hamas-release-hostages%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2229999&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Joe Biden and 17 world leaders issued\u2063 a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-rules-ca-gov-overstepped-his-authority-with-covid-order-issues-permanent-injunction-restraining-newsom-from-further-issuing-unconstitutional-orders\/\" title=\"Judge Rules CA Gov Overstepped His Authority with Covid Order, Issues Permanent Injunction Restraining Newsom From Further Issuing Unconstitutional Orders\">joint statement<\/a> demanding Hamas to release roughly 130 hostages held since \u2062Oct. 7. The call followed Hamas&#8217; rejection of a U.S.\u200b ceasefire\u200c proposal. The \u2062leaders emphasized the urgent\u2062 need for humanitarian aid in Gaza\u200d and expressed concern for both hostages and civilians. Israel and\u200b Hamas were close to \u200ba deal, but Hamas\u2064 refused. President Joe Biden and 17 world leaders \u200chave \u2064united in\u2063 a statement pressing \u2062Hamas to release approximately 130 \u2063hostages taken since Oct. 7. The plea came after Hamas declined a U.S. ceasefire offer.\u2063 The leaders stressed the\u2063 critical requirement for humanitarian assistance in Gaza, highlighting\u200b worries for the hostages and civilians. Despite nearing an agreement, \u200bHamas ultimately rejected the deal.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a> and 17 other world leaders released a joint statement on Thursday demanding <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hamas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Hamas<\/a> release all of the roughly 130 hostages the group has held since Oct. 7.<\/p>\n<p>This demand from world leaders comes after Hamas did not agree to the latest U.S. ceasefire proposal that would have halted its war with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Israel<\/a> and resulted in the phased release of the hostages while allowing for a surge of humanitarian aid to get into Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe call for the immediate release of all hostages held by Hamas in Gaza for over 200 days. They include our own citizens. The fate of the hostages and the civilian population in Gaza, who are protected under international law, is of international concern,\u201d the statement said. \u201cWe emphasize that the deal on the table to release the hostages would bring an immediate and prolonged ceasefire in Gaza that would facilitate a surge of additional necessary humanitarian assistance to be delivered throughout Gaza and lead to the credible end of hostilities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Others who signed the letter include the leaders of Argentina, Austria, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Colombia, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Spain, Thailand, and the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n<p>Israel and Hamas appeared close to a deal about two weeks ago with a U.S.-proposed deal, but Hamas declined. It included a pause in fighting for six weeks, the release of vulnerable Israeli hostages first, and would allow for a surge in direly needed humanitarian aid. The deal would also allow for Palestinians who fled to southern Gaza to return to the north without any restrictions, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/miles-anonymous-taylor-accidentally-exposes-the-fraudulence-of-the-mainstream-media\/\" title=\"Miles 'Anonymous' Taylor Accidentally Exposes the Fraudulence of the Mainstream Media\">senior administration official<\/a>, who described Hamas\u2019s response to the United States offer as \u201cnot a constructive response at all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. official also directly blamed leader Yahya Sinwar as the reason Hamas has not agreed to this deal or previous offers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere have been a number of times where the negotiations have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/standoff-between-chicago-public-schools-and-teachers-continues\/\" title=\"Standoff between Chicago Public Schools and teachers continues\">made significant progress<\/a> outside with Hamas leaders living in fancy hotels,\u201d the official said, referencing some members of Hamas\u2019s leadership who are based in Qatar, \u201cbut Sinwar is the ultimate decision-maker, and when the question goes to him, or whether or not you\u2019re going to sign up, and Sinwar\u2019s living deep, deep underground, as Gaza above him is a warzone and as Gazans are suffering and the question goes for him, will we agree to release this vulnerable category of hostages to secure ceasefire for Gazans \u2014 and the answer that comes back from Sinwar personally is no.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>Yahya Sinwar, head of Hamas in Gaza, greets his supporters upon his arrival to a meeting with people at a hall on the seaside of Gaza City on Saturday, April 30, 2022. (AP Photo\/Adel Hana)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Earlier this week, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/2977912\/israeli-american-hostage-hamas-propaganda-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Hamas released a propaganda video<\/a> featuring Israeli American Hersh Goldberg-Polin, one of the hostages. The video, which was sent to the U.S. government on Monday and released publicly on Wednesday, shows Goldberg-Polin had his left hand severed midway up his forearm.<\/p>\n<p>The FBI is analyzing the video to see if any intelligence can be learned from it.<\/p>\n<p>He is one of five American Israelis of the roughly 130 hostages believed to be held by Hamas.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/2978192\/biden-meets-4-year-old-american-hostage-hamas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Biden met with Abigail Edan<\/a>, the 4-year-old American Israeli who was taken hostage by Hamas on Oct. 7 and was released during the weeklong ceasefire in late November. Her parents were killed during the Oct. 7 attack.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Biden spent more than an hour with Edan and her family while she played in the Oval Office, according to the administration official.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe crawled through the door of the Resolute Desk as that famous picture of John F. Kennedy\u2019s little boy,\u201d the official said. \u201cAbigail went outside and was on the swing set and playing on the playground we have on the South Lawn. And the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/time-well-funded-cabal-of-powerful-people-saved-democracy\/\" title=\"TIME: \u2018Well-Funded Cabal Of Powerful People\u2019 Saved Democracy\">president spent<\/a> about an hour with her and her family members, including her great aunt and her uncle, who have been taking care of Abigail.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden and 17 world leaders issued a joint statement demanding Hamas to release around 130 hostages held since Oct. 7. 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