US President Joe Biden’s national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, tells ABC broadcaster that things are going on Negotiations in which Qatar is involved and the US government is actively involved be. “Attempts are being made to reach an agreement that includes the release of hostages”says Sullivan. Biden will not rest until such an agreement is reached.
But Sullivan emphasizes: “I have to be careful about what I say publicly about this because it is of course a delicate and sensitive negotiation.” The The US government does not have an exact number of hostages. There are only a number of missing people. But it is unclear how many of them are still alive. From the US side, nine people with American citizenship and one person with a permanent US residence permit are missing.
Source: Stern

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