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Kamala Harris Meets With Families of Hamas Hostages

“We are waiting now, and the world waits for Hamas to get to ‘yes.’ It is in their court,” a family member said.
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Kamala Harris Meets With Families of Hamas Hostages
Jonathan Dekel-Chen (C), father of Sagui Dekel-Chen, one of the hostages taken by Hamas from Kibbutz Nir Oz on Oct. 7, 2023, speaks to members of the media in front of the West Wing of the White House in Washington on April 9, 2024. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images
Emel Akan
Emel Akan
Senior Reporter
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T.J. Muscaro
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WASHINGTON—Vice President Kamala Harris met on April 9 with families of Americans taken hostage by the terrorist group Hamas for more than 180 days.

The vice president updated the families on the U.S. efforts to secure the release of all hostages and an immediate cease-fire in Gaza.

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Emel Akan is a senior White House correspondent for The Epoch Times, where she covers the policies of the Trump administration. Previously, she reported on the Biden administration and the first term of President Trump. Before her journalism career, she worked in investment banking at JPMorgan. She holds an MBA from Georgetown University.
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