US President Joe Biden's top advisor on the Middle East said on Saturday the release of hostages held by the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas would lead to a surge in the delivery of humanitarian aid and a significant pause in fighting in Gaza.
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"When the hostages are released, you will see a significant, significant change," Brett McGurk said at the IISS Manama Dialogue security summit in Bahrain.
Video: Israel exposes Hamas network beneath and next to Gaza's hospitals / Credit: Reuters
Bahrain's crown prince, speaking at the summit on Friday, called on Hamas to release Israeli women and children held hostage and for Israel in exchange to release from its prisons Palestinian women and children who he said were non-combatants.
European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Saturday that only the Palestinian Authority can run Gaza after the Israel-Hamas war is over.
"Hamas cannot be in control of Gaza any longer," Borrell told the Manama Dialogue.
"So who will be in control of Gaza? I think only one could do that - the Palestinian Authority," he said.
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