This morning, Israeli attacks on Gaza showing no sign of
letting up,
airstrikes leveling buildings in the center of the Strip and
fires raging even as the White House intensifies its push
to finally end the war and bring the hostages home.
The president speaking to the leader of Qatar,
urging him to pressure Hamas to accept the ceasefire offer.
You know, you fail every day at it until finally
you succeed.
And I believe we will succeed.
It's a question of when.
But can I tell you when exactly it's going to
happen?
I can't. And today, new urgency after the IDF announced
the deaths of four more hostages in Hamas captivity,
three of them in their 80s.
We are sorry we couldn't save them in time.
The IDF says they died during an Israeli operation months
ago and vowing to investigate difficult questions amid unconfirmed Hamas
claims they were killed by Israeli fire.
Families of hostages now pressing the government to make a
deal,
including the parents of Hirsch Goldberg,
Poland. Everyone in this region is ready for our suffering
and our agony and our misery to stop.
And it doesn't matter which side.
While inside Gaza, the strikes and the suffering continue,
with time running out for children like Ahmed,
who has cerebral palsy and needs surgery.
He can't get inside the strip where the healthcare system
has all but collapsed.
And last night, flames across northern Israel after rocket fire
from militants in Lebanon,
raising fears that without a deal soon,
the war in Gaza may spread across the region.
And Jake Sullivan, the president's national security adviser,
will meet with the families of American hostages today to
update them on the ceasefire talks.
That's according to a senior US official.
But for now, Qatar is saying neither Israel nor Hamas
has given a clear response to that proposal laid out
by President Biden.