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National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan, speaking about the Israel-Hamas hostage deal, said he hopes one of the Americans held hostage by Hamas will be released this Sunday.
" We are dealing with Hamas. We are in a 'don't trust but verify' situation here. And so we have reason to believe there will be an American release today. Today should be a good day, a joyful day, but until we actually see it happen, we're really going to be left on the edge of our country ," Sullivan told CNN.
Sullivan's comments confirm earlier reports by CNN that a US citizen will be among those released today. Two American women and a child, 4-year-old Abigail Edan, are currently missing and are expected to be among the group of 50 women and child hostages released as part of the four-day ceasefire, now in its third day.
No Americans were released as part of the deal Friday or Saturday. Ten Americans are missing in total. The U.S., Sullivan said, has "increasing optimism" that Edan will return, though he declined to give a timeline.
" We now hope that Abigail will be released and reunited with her family. She turned four just two days ago. She has been through hell. She killed her parents right in front of her and has been held hostage for the past few weeks. But I will say that we have growing optimism for Abigail and now we'll watch and see what happens ," Sullivan said, adding that it's difficult to know the true status of the Americans being held.
" We cannot say for sure if all three are still alive. But we know this: we have reason to believe that today, an American will be released ," he said.
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