Biden slams killing of American hostage Gad Haggai by Hamas terrorists

President Joe Biden released a statement Friday on the death of an Israeli and U.S. citizen who was found to have been killed by Hamas during its initial terrorist attack on Oct. 7.

“Jill and I are heartbroken by the news that American Gad Haggai is now believed to have been killed by Hamas on October 7,” he said in a statement.

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“We continue to pray for the well-being and safe return of his wife, Judy,” he added.

In his reaction, Biden revealed the couple’s daughter was present during a phone meeting with hostage families last week. According tot he president, the families revealed the “harrowing ordeal that they have endured” since Hamas’s attack on Israel.

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“It’s intolerable. Today, we are praying for their four children, seven grandchildren, and other loved ones and are grieving this tragic news with them. And I reaffirm the pledge we have made to all the families of those still held hostage: we will not stop working to bring them home,” he continued.

This story is developing.