White House condemns ‘cruel’ Hamas video of Israeli-American hostage

Published November 30, 2024 9:41pm ET



The White House condemned a video posted by Hamas earlier Saturday that showed an Israeli-American hostage visibly emotional and under duress while giving a statement, as the terrorist group continues to hold over 100 hostages taken during the Oct. 7, 2023, assault on Israel.

In a statement, National Security Council spokesman Sean Savett called the video of Israeli-American Edan Alexander “a cruel reminder of Hamas’s terror against citizens of multiple countries, including our own,” and said that a ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel is “on the table now.”

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