WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden stated on Friday (Dec 22) he was “heartbroken” by the information that an American named Gad Haggai is believed to have been killed by Palestinian militant group Hamas on Oct 7 when it attacked Israel.
Haggai, a 73-year-old Israeli-American man, was beforehand thought to have been taken hostage within the assault, alongside along with his spouse.
“Jill (Biden) and I are heartbroken by the information that American Gad Haggai is now believed to have been killed by Hamas on Oct 7. We proceed to hope for the well-being and protected return of his spouse, Judy,” the US president stated in a press release launched by the White Home.
Judith Weinstein, the spouse of Haggai, remains to be being held hostage in Gaza, in accordance with Israeli media outlet Haaretz.
The Biden assertion gave no additional particulars about what occurred to Haggai.
“Right now, we’re praying for his or her 4 kids, seven grandchildren, and different family members and are grieving this tragic information with them,” Biden stated in his assertion.
