‘Deal on the Table’: Biden, 17 Other World Leaders Urge Hamas to Release Hostages

President Joe Biden and leaders from 17 nations are calling on Hamas to release all the remaining hostages and accept an agreement that would lead to “an immediate ceasefire” in the Gaza Strip. “The fate of the hostages and the civilian population in Gaza, who are protected under international law, is of international concern,” the world leaders said in a joint statement on April 25. The leaders said there’s a “deal on the table” that would bring “an immediate and prolonged ceasefire” in Gaza, and they implored Hamas to accept it. They added that this hostage deal will also facilitate a surge of additional humanitarian aid to be delivered to Gaza and “lead to the credible end of hostilities” in the region....