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Biden to meet with families of US hostages held in Gaza, US official says

2024.07.23 09:57

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden will meet with families of Americans held hostage in Gaza at the White House later this week, a U.S. official said on Tuesday.

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden holds a press conference during NATO's 75th anniversary summit, in Washington, U.S., July 11, 2024. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo

It would be the president’s second such meeting since hostages were taken in Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel, the official said.

Biden, who has been recovering from COVID, was expected to meet with visiting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday, according to an official.



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