WASHINGTON: Several US Democratic lawmakers renewed calls for an Israeli-Hamas ceasefire on Sunday (Sep 1) in reaction to the killing of six hostages in a tunnel under Gaza, while Republi
Protesters block a main road to show support for the hostages who were kidnapped during the deadly Oct 7 attack, amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza between Israel and Hamas, in Tel Aviv, Israel Sep 1, 2024. Israel recovered the bodies of six hostages from a tunnel in Gaza where they were killed shortly before its troops reached them,
US President Joe Biden spoke with Goldberg-Polin's parents, Rachel Goldberg and Jon Polin, who appeared at the Democratic National Convention last month, to offer condolences, a White House official said. Jonathan Dekel-Chen, whose son Sagui is another hostage with American citizenship, said the government of Benjamin Netanyahu has refused to engage in negotiations with Hamas to bring hostages home and time was running out.
Asked what Netanyahu's government should do in the face of growing protests in Israel, Cotton said:"I would urge him to finish the job against Hamas, which is exactly what Kamala Harris and Joe Biden should have done from the very beginning." People protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government and call for the release of hostages held in the Gaza Strip by the Hamas militant group, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, Aug 31, 2024.
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