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(NewsNation) — President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris volition conscionable with the U.S. hostage woody negotiating squad successful the White House Situation Room connected Monday, pursuing Hamas' execution of six hostages, including American national Hersh Goldberg-Polin.
The gathering volition absorption connected efforts to unafraid the merchandise of the remaining 101 hostages, including 7 Americans, inactive held by Hamas successful Gaza.
On Sunday, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan briefed families of American hostages connected the situation. He told them that the adjacent fewer days would beryllium captious successful pushing for the hostages' release.
Both Biden and Harris spoke with Goldberg-Polin's parents connected Sunday. Biden expressed outrage, stating that Hamas "will wage for these crimes." Harris added, "My bosom breaks for their symptom and anguish."
Former President Donald Trump, Harris's 2024 opponent, criticized the Biden administration's handling of the situation, claiming they are "directly liable for unnecessary deaths."
People artifact a roadworthy arsenic they protest, calling for a woody for the contiguous merchandise of hostages held successful the Gaza Strip by the Hamas militant group, successful Tel Aviv, Israel, Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
This operation of six undated photos shows hostages, from apical left, Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Ori Danino, Eden Yerushalmi, from bottommost left, Almog Sarusi, Alexander Lobanov, and Carmel Gat, who were held hostage by Hamas militants successful Gaza. On Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024, the Hostages Families Forum announced their deaths portion successful Hamas captivity. (The Hostages Families Forum via AP)
A mourner lays an Israeli emblem connected the sedate of slain hostage Alexander Lobanov, who was killed successful Hamas captivity successful the Gaza Strip, successful Ashkelon, confederate Israel, Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)
People airy candles during a vigil successful representation of slain hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin successful Jerusalem, Israel, Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
Yigal Sarusi, center, mourns during the ceremonial of his son, slain hostage Almog Sarusi, who was killed successful Hamas captivity successful the Gaza Strip, astatine a cemetery successful Ra'anana, Israel, Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
Israeli constabulary officers disperse demonstrators blocking a roadworthy during a protestation calling for a woody for contiguous merchandise of hostages held successful the Gaza Strip by the Hamas militant group, successful Jerusalem, Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
People instrumentality portion successful a protestation calling for a woody for contiguous merchandise of hostages held successful the Gaza Strip by the Hamas militant group, successful Tel Aviv, Israel, Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
People instrumentality portion successful a protestation calling for a woody for contiguous merchandise of hostages held successful the Gaza Strip by the Hamas militant group, successful Tel Aviv, Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
Tens of thousands of grieving and aggravated Israelis surged into the streets Sunday nighttime chanting “Now! Now!” arsenic they demanded Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu scope a cease-fire with Hamas to bring the remaining captives home.
The wide outpouring appeared to beryllium the largest specified objection successful 11 months of warfare and protesters said it felt similar a imaginable turning point, though the state is profoundly divided.
Cease-fire negotiations person dragged connected for months. Many blasted Netanyahu for failing to scope a deal, which sentiment polls amusement a bulk of Israelis favor. But the premier curate besides has important enactment for his strategy of “total victory” against Hamas, adjacent if a woody for the hostages has to wait.
The subject said each six hostages were killed soon earlier Israeli forces arrived. “Whoever murders hostages doesn’t privation a deal,” Netanyahu said, blaming the Hamas for the stalled negotiations.
The service identified the different hostages arsenic Ori Danino, 25; Eden Yerushalmi, 24; Almog Sarusi, 27; Alexander Lobanov, 33; and Carmel Gat, 40.
The Israeli Health Ministry said autopsies had determined the hostages were changeable astatine adjacent scope and died connected Thursday oregon Friday. The service said the bodies were recovered from a passageway successful the confederate Gaza metropolis of Rafah, astir a kilometer (half a mile) from wherever different hostage was rescued live past week.
Funerals began, with much outrage. Sarusi’s assemblage was wrapped successful an Israeli flag. “You were abandoned connected and on, daily, hr aft hour, 331 days,” his mother, Nira, said. “You and truthful galore beauteous and axenic souls.”
Meanwhile, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III spoke with Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant, expressing condolences for the slain hostages and outrage astatine Hamas' actions, according to a property note.
Austin affirmed that Hamas leaders indispensable beryllium held accountable and reaffirmed the committedness to swiftly reaching a cease-fire deal.
The Secretary besides conveyed condolences for 3 Israeli constabulary officers killed successful an evident violent attack successful the West Bank.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
