Two senior Biden administration officials told NBC News that they were "disappointed" that no kidnapped Americans have been released so far during the 4-day Israel-Hamas cease-fire.
"We are disappointed that we haven’t seen the Americans on a list yet, but we are hopeful for the next couple of days," one of the officials said. "The U.S. is hopeful that we can keep the pause in place and the exchange in place, because we want all of the hostages out."
The officials said that they hoped three Americans with dual Israeli citizenship will be part of the first 50 hostages to be freed. It is believed that 10 of the captives are American citizens, and around 240 people were kidnapped in total.
NEWSRAEL: We are disappointed in the Biden administration "disappointment" from Hamas. This is just another "head-game" Hamas is playing, and should be clear as day to anyone holding a US government position.
Hamas is holding on to the American passport-holding hostages since they expect Americans to turn their anger and pressure on... Israel.