President Biden mentioned he has been “deeply concerned” in ongoing negotiations to launch hostages being held by Hamas in Gaza and is “mildly hopeful” {that a} deal might be reached. Hamas has agreed in precept to a tentative deal to free some hostages, and Israel is weighing its response, The Washington Publish reported. Israel mentioned its operations are nonetheless “ongoing” Thursday inside al-Shifa Hospital, after troops entered the Gaza Metropolis hospital late Tuesday. The Publish couldn’t independently confirm the state of affairs, with calls to docs on the hospital going unanswered. The hospital complicated was housing about 700 sufferers and three,000 displaced folks when the raid started, based on U.N. figures.