National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan met yesterday with Ambassadors and Chiefs of Mission from Argentina, Austria, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Colombia, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Spain, Thailand and the United Kingdom. The 18 nations represented at the meeting all have citizens taken hostage by Hamas in Gaza. The group discussed their collective call for Hamas to immediately release the hostages and ways to bring an end to the crisis. National Security Advisor Sullivan also relayed that the President continues to engage with Prime Minister Netanyahu, the Amir of Qatar, and President Sisi to reach a ceasefire and hostage deal.

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