US President Joe Biden called Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani on Saturday to express his appreciation for Qatar's role in helping facilitate a temporary truce between Hamas and Israel. For his part, Al Thani stressed the need to reduce any further escalation, stop bloodshed in the Gaza Strip and ways to increase the flow of aid into the enclave, a statement from the Emir's Diwan said. Spokesperson Adrienne Watson for the White House National Security Council said that following the call at 1:30 p.m. EST, the White House learned from the Qataris that the hostage agreement was back on and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) was moving to collect the hostages. Biden was briefed throughout Saturday morning and on the latest of the hostage deal implementation, Watson said.(Reuters)
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