President Biden stated he has been “deeply concerned” in ongoing hostage negotiations between Israel and Qatar, which is representing Hamas, including in a information convention that he’s “mildly hopeful” about these efforts. Hamas has agreed in precept to a tentative deal to free some hostages, with Israel weighing its response, The Washington Publish reported, citing an Arab diplomat aware of the negotiations. Israeli forces remained inside al-Shifa Hospital on Wednesday after a raid contained in the advanced, in response to the Israel Protection Forces and a health care provider within the hospital. The IDF launched photographs and video displaying small arms and army uniforms round hospital tools, with Israeli officers pointing to radio tools and pc discs as proof of a Hamas command heart. The Publish was unable to independently confirm whom the gadgets belonged to or how they got here to be contained in the advanced. White Home spokesman John Kirby, when requested whether or not the pictures fell wanting corroborating Israeli claims, stated the USA stays “comfy” with a declassified intelligence evaluation that Hamas has used, and is utilizing, Shifa as a “command and management node.”