Marco Rubio on Hamas Agreeing to Release the Hostages: We Need to Work ‘Through the Logistics’ of How That’s Going to Happen

RUSH EXCERPT:
RUBIO: "I mean, I would like the hostages to have been released yesterday. Now, we need to work through the logistics of how that’s going to happen. That sounds simplistic, but it’s not just about — you have to make sure there’s no fighting going on, make sure the Red Cross can get there, what time they’re going to be, all of that has to be worked through and that’s not easy in the middle of an active war zone. That has to be de-escalated. And that’s exactly what they’re meeting about right now. That’s what the talks are about, that’s what the high-level —"

WELKER: "But they could be released this week?"

RUBIO: "Our expectation — yeah, we want it to be as soon as possible. There’s no doubt about it. We want it as soon as possible. It needs to happen as quickly as possible. And we will know very quickly whether Hamas is serious or not by how these technical talks go in terms of the logistics. But absolutely, we want these hostages, all of them, living and deceased, released as soon as possible."