The White House and Israeli officials accuse Hamas militants of refusing to release women and children hostages, causing the breakdown of negotiations and the end of a ceasefire. State Department Spokespersons John Kirby and Matthew Miller state that Hamas failed to provide a list of hostages to be released, potentially complicating efforts to revive a truce. Hamas is allegedly holding women hostages to prevent them from making public revelations about their experiences in captivity, including possible sexual violence, leading to the collapse of the agreement. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan confirms that Israel is insisting on the release of women hostages before further negotiations. Sullivan also noted that Hamas 'reneged' on the agreement without providing a 'credible reason.'
🔴 Hamas militants likely held back on freeing female hostages because it did not want the women to speak publicly about sexual violence, the US has said https://t.co/iq2skQuiXk
State Dept: Hamas refuses to release women hostages to prevent sharing horrors of captivity https://t.co/gM1IcEujeA
Hamas “reneged” on an agreement to release all the women it was holding hostage, and the group’s officials “were never able to provide a credible reason why,” a U.S. State Department spokesman said. https://t.co/FUbyhZgtTX
Israel did not want war. Hamas broke a ceasefire to start one. They broke a ceasefire rather than release more women hostages as promised. Regretfully, there is no indication the leaders of Gaza will adhere to a ceasefire Given the evidence of the past 48 hours (or 59 days). https://t.co/jKSpfldnmU
White House says Hamas is refusing to release women hostages - and urges Israel to protect civilians in Gaza after the ceasefire collapsed https://t.co/Tm5nZzMb81 https://t.co/wfrufkoNJt
US: Hamas not releasing female hostages so they won’t share ‘what happened to them’ https://t.co/J3PD70lkKp . Click to read ⬇️
White House says Hamas is refusing to release women hostages - and urges Israel to protect civilians in Gaza after the ceasefire collapsed https://t.co/ROm65yzbLh https://t.co/2DQzCoakVW
State Dept. Says Hamas Refused to Release All Women and Children: They Don’t Want Hostages Talking About ‘What Happened to Them’ https://t.co/TIXt0rVIdX
State Dept. spokesman Matt Miller said today that Hamas “broke the deal” by not moving to release the rest of the women and children hostages, and that it did not give “credible” reasons why it could not free them. Story: https://t.co/8xvnkiL7gf
Hamas may not want to release women to keep them from talking, State Department spokesman says. My report on @axios https://t.co/DSufniJGHf
State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said Monday "it seems" Hamas has refused to release all of the Israeli women it is holding hostage in Gaza because the terror group doesn't want them to tell what they have gone through in captivity. https://t.co/AmTedqVGIW
US State Department spokesman Mathew Miller said today that the reason Hamas refused to release these 17 female hostages is because the terror group didn't want these women to talk about what they went through while in captivity in Gaza. https://t.co/TFoOTC73cA
A U.S. official said Hamas is likely holding back from releasing further civilian women the group kidnapped from Israel to prevent testimony on sexual violence committed against them. https://t.co/mXJWiPQAXa https://t.co/FEuGPNEPuE
The US State Department said Monday that a deal to extend the pause in the Gaza war broke down in part because Hamas militants did not want Israeli women hostages to reveal what happened to them. https://t.co/IQYEYW0lSM https://t.co/bJACaHCzuD
#WATCH | National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan says, "...The first phase of the hostage negotiation was about the release of women and children. Hamas continues to hold civilian women, and will not release them. And Israel is not prepared to close the book on those women or to… https://t.co/yqaG6VL3QW https://t.co/wIzjdfGfxv
A reporter asks National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan why Hamas is refusing to release civilian women: “I am not going to speculate on that” https://t.co/ZMJhqi10xN
State Department Reveals Why Hostage Negotiations With Hamas Fell Apart Apart https://t.co/4yEqIeTE6w
Jake Sullivan: - Hamas refused to release women hostages - US doesn't believe all 3 ships attacked by Houthis have Israel ties - Biden briefed on options relating to securing release of US hostages - Israel has responsibility to protect civilians in Gaza https://t.co/tG1NDy8Eam
State Dept. Says Hamas Refused to Release All Women and Children: They Don't Want Hostages Talking About 'What Happened to Them' https://t.co/TIXt0rVaop
National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan: "Israel is insisting that Hamas follow through on the release of those women. And then Israel has said if Hamas is prepared to follow through on that, Israel is absolutely prepared to discuss additional categories of hostages." https://t.co/hkL5c7KQYU
"Why is Hamas refusing to release civilian women?" Biden National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan: "I'm not gonna speculate on that" https://t.co/OwrLuLyeZV
White House on why the pause in fighting has ended: "Right now, Hamas is refusing to release civilian women who should nave been part of the agreement. And it is that refusal by Hamas that has caused the end of the hostage agreement and, therefore, an end to the pause in… https://t.co/MPEPnR1Apj
US @StateDeptSpox: Hamas isn't releasing all the women because they don't want them to talk about what happened to them. https://t.co/Juz3g9u05L
White House on why hostage negotiations fell apart: "Right now Hamas is refusing to release civilian women who should nave been part of the agreement & it is that refusal by Hamas that has caused the end of the hostage agreement and therefore an end to the pause in hostilities"
LIVE UPDATES: U.S. State Dept says Hamas is keeping Israeli women hostages partly out of fear "they'd talk about what happened to them" during captivity https://t.co/2ob6jc5Fg7
"...it seems one of the reasons they don’t want to turn women over that they’ve been holding hostage and the reason this pause fell apart is they don’t want those women to be able to talk about what happened to them during their time in custody.” State Department Spokesperson… https://t.co/dicQzpUyAJ
.@StateDeptSpox Matthew Miller on why #Hamas didn't turn in the list of the next batch of #Israeli #hostages to release before the collapse of the #ceasefire: "It seems one of the reasons they don't want to turn women over, that they've been holding hostage - and the reason this… https://t.co/QyO13S9DZR
.@StateDeptSpox Matthew Miller on why #Hamas didn't turn in the list of the next batch of #Israeli #hostages to release before the collapse of the #ceasefire: "It seems one of the reasons they don't want to turn women over, that they've been holding hostage And the reason this… https://t.co/XWJoPeQ1oD
.@StateDeptSpox Matthew Miller on why #Hamas didn't turn in the list of the next batch of #Israeli #hostages to release before the collapse of the #ceasefire: "It seems one of the reasons they don't want to turn women over, that they've been holding hostage And the reason this… https://t.co/81kaTgWnTA
State Department Spokesperson Mathew Miller: “The fact that they continue to hold women hostages, the fact that they continue to hold children hostages, the fact that it seems one of the reasons they don’t want to turn women over that they’ve been holding hostage and the reason… https://t.co/rEubFEsgTz
State Department Spokesperson Mathew Miller: “The fact that they continue to hold women hostages, the fact that they continue to hold children hostages, the fact that it seems one of the reasons they don’t want to turn women over that they’ve been holding hostage and the reason… https://t.co/CdGseLTUUZ
The hostage deal partially fell apart last week because Hamas wanted to prevent the remaining Israeli women it holds in Gaza from talking about their time in custody, US State Department spokesman told reporters in Washington on Monday. https://t.co/8DqkOSUm6a
The American State Department spokesman said that the reason Hamas refuses to release several of the girls who are held hostage, is because of what they are going through in captivity. They don’t want them to share the stories. These girls are still held by the same men in Gaza.
According to the American State Department spokesperson, one of the reasons Hamas didn’t release all the Israeli hostages is that they don’t want them to tell what happened to them in captivity... You understand for yourself what that means! And the world is still silent when… https://t.co/k7do8KjCGh https://t.co/6eIhED76cK
U.S. State Dept on Israel-Gaza - First indications show Israel handling south Gaza military ops differently - It seems Hamas didn't release women hostages b/c they don't want what occurred publicized - Israel actions to combat settler violence insufficient https://t.co/tG1NDy8Eam
BREAKING: State Department spokesman Mathew Miller says it seems that the reason Hamas refused to release all the women who it held hostage was because the terror group didn't want them to tell what they went through while in captivity in Gaza
Kirby blames Hamas for breaking cease-fire: 'We know they are holding' more women and children https://t.co/4ckZu0MbNy
John Kirby: "There are no official negotiations going on right now and that's because Hamas. Hamas failed to come up with yet another list of women and children that could be released, and we know they're holding additional women and children..." https://t.co/RcUV4LZxau
Israeli officials say they believe several women and children still held hostage in Gaza aren’t held by Hamas, potentially complicating efforts to revive a truce https://t.co/0hvi0T5atr https://t.co/0hvi0T5atr
White House has no timeline on release of more hostages from Gaza as John Kirby says Hamas is 'unwilling' to continue negotiations with Israel https://t.co/w9OUPwpS8k https://t.co/aimF3919gI