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Voices: Biden’s balancing act on Israel and Gaza

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On Monday, the fourth exchange of hostages between Israel and Hamas took place as a pause in fighting extended for two additional days.

President Joe Biden has called the release of hostages “the start of a process” and told reporters on Sunday that “this deal is structured so that it can be extended” as a means of releasing more hostages and sending more humanitarian relief into Gaza. Specifically, he the release of Abigail Idan, a four-year-old girl with American citizenship, saying, “Thank God she is home.”

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