President Biden announced Sunday that Abigail Idan, a 4-year-old American citizen of Israeli nationality, was among the 13 hostages released from Gaza.
“Two days ago, two days ago, one of our fellow Americans, a little girl named Abigail, turned four years old. She spent her birthday, her birthday, as a hostage to Hamas. She is now a free person, and Jill and I join many Americans in praying that she is safe. She is free and currently in Israel,” Biden said Sunday. mentioned in.
“What she endured was unimaginable. Abigail was one of 13 hostages freed from Gaza today under U.S. mediation and sustained and intensive diplomacy.” is now safely in Israel. And we continue to press and hope that additional Americans will be released as well,” he added. “And we will not stop until all hostages are returned to their loved ones.”
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