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Biden suggests hostage deal close

In a call to a Kamala Harris campaign event, the U.S. president says he thinks “we’re on the verge” of getting all the captives home.

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President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris walk along the Colonnade of the White House, Oct. 10, 2023. Credit: Adam Schultz/White House.

On Monday, U.S. President Joe Biden called in live to a Kamala Harris campaign event, screened on video, and said, “We’ve got to keep working for an end to the war in Gaza. I’ll be working very closely with the Israelis and with the Palestinians to try to work out how we can get the Gaza war to end and Middle East peace. And get all those hostages home. I think we’re on the verge of being able to do that.”

Harris, currently the nation’s vice president, is running for president this November against Republican challenger Donald Trump, after Biden dropped out of the race on Sunday and endorsed her. Harris has yet to secure the Democratic nomination, as the party convention only takes place next month in Chicago.

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