Efforts to release hostages held by Hamas in Gaza "now very close": Biden

Washington DC [US], November 21 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Tuesday said efforts to retrieve hostages held by Hamas in Gaza since October 7 are "now very close" following extensive negotiations over the past six weeks, CNN reported.

"We're now very close. Very close. And could bring some of these hostages home very soon. I don't want to get into the details of things because nothing is done until it's done. When we h