Jon Finer on Releasing Hostages from Gaza: Those Negotiations Are Going on Quietly

BRENNAN We go now ░░░░░░░░ White House Principal Deputy ░░░░░░░░ Security Adviser Jon Finer ░░░░░░░░ morning to you FINER ░░░░░░░░ morning Margaret BRENNAN So ░░░░░░░░ U S has been ░░░░░░░░ to get roughly 400 ░░░░░░░░ S citizens out of ░░░░░░░░ I understand some have ░░░░░░░░ it out Are all ░░░░░░░░ the Americans out and ░░░░░░░░ there any casualties FINER ░░░░░░░░ we believe that there ░░░░░░░░ still a number of ░░░░░░░░ inside Gaza but that ░░░░░░░░ the last several days ░░░░░░░░ pretty intensive negotiations with ░░░░░░░░ sides relevant to this ░░░░░░░░ we have been able ░░░░░░░░ get out more than ░░░░░░░░ Americans lawful permanent residents ░░░░░░░░ their family members This ░░░░░░░░ obviously a major priority ░░░░░░░░ one that we re ░░░░░░░░ to continue to work ░░░░░░░░ until every American who ░░░░░░░░ to leave is able ░░░░░░░░ do so BRENNAN And ░░░░░░░░ do we stand with ░░░░░░░░ negotiations to get hostages ░░░░░░░░ by Hamas FINER Those ░░░░░░░░ are going on quietly ░░░░░░░░ the scenes They have ░░░░░░░░ longer than any of ░░░░░░░░ would like but we ░░░░░░░░ to believe that there ░░░░░░░░ the possibility of getting ░░░░░░░░ significant number of these ░░░░░░░░ released And you ve ░░░░░░░░ both President Biden and ░░░░░░░░ prime minister of Israel ░░░░░░░░ that there could be ░░░░░░░░ pause in the fighting ░░░░░░░░ enable that the way ░░░░░░░░ was when two American ░░░░░░░░ were released very early ░░░░░░░░ the conflict and we ░░░░░░░░ continue to work on ░░░░░░░░ as well.”