‘Intense Process’ Underway to Secure Hostages Held by Hamas, but ’No Guarantee': White House

Hamas didn’t let anyone leave Gaza for weeks, the White House said about efforts to evacuate other Americans and foreign nationals from the enclave.
‘Intense Process’ Underway to Secure Hostages Held by Hamas, but ’No Guarantee': White House
Foreigners and dual nationals who fled Gaza for Egypt wait to be processed at Egypt's Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip, on Nov. 2, 2023. AFP via Getty Images
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Efforts to secure hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip have required an “incredibly intense process,” with “absolutely no guarantee,” the Biden administration revealed on Nov. 3.

The Hamas terrorist group exercises strict control over Gaza, where it’s holding hundreds of hostages who were kidnapped from Israel when it attacked the country on Oct. 7.
Mimi Nguyen Ly
Mimi Nguyen Ly
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Mimi Nguyen Ly is a former reporter for The Epoch Times.
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