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\n Abigail Edan, the 4-year-old American dual citizen abducted by Hamas on October 7, is in the hands of Red Cross officials, a senior US official told CNN \u2013 marking the first successful release of an American hostage since the start of a truce between Israel and Hamas.\u00a0Edan is one of the 17 hostages being released Sunday.\n <\/p>\n

\n The news comes after national security adviser Jake Sullivan told CNN\u2019s Dana Bash that the Biden administration had \u201creason to believe\u201d one of the Americans held hostage would be released Sunday.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cWe\u2019re dealing with Hamas. We are in a \u2018don\u2019t trust, but verify\u2019 situation here. And so we have reason to believe that there will be an American release today,\u201d Sullivan said on \u201cState of the Union.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cToday should be a good day, a joyful day, but until we actually see it happen, we are going to remain really at the edge of our seat,\u201d Sullivan said.\n <\/p>\n

\n Two American women are currently unaccounted for and are also expected to be part of the group of 50 women and children hostages released as part of a four-day truce, now in its third day.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cShe turned 4 just two days ago,\u201d Sullivan said of Edan. She has been through hell. She had her parents killed right in front of her and has been held hostage for the last several weeks,\u201d Sullivan said.\u00a0\u201cBut I am going to say that we have growing optimism about Abigail and we will now watch and see what happens.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

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\n No Americans were released as part of the deal on Friday or Saturday.\u00a0CNN\u00a0reported earlier Sunday that at least one American is expected to be released today, according to an Israeli official. There are 10 unaccounted-for Americans at this time.\n <\/p>\n

\n Twenty-four hostages \u2014 including 13 Israeli civilians and 11 foreign nationals \u2014 were freed on Friday, followed by 17 more \u2014 13 Israelis and four Thai nationals \u2014 on Saturday as part of the brokered deal between Hamas and Israel. All 41 foreign nationals released so far by Hamas from captivity in Gaza are in stable condition, according to medical professionals.\n <\/p>\n

\n Sullivan\u00a0said that it is difficult to know the true status of the Americans who were taken captive in Gaza during Hamas\u2019 brutal cross-border assault on October 7.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cWe cannot say for certain whether all three of them are still alive. But we do know this: We have reason to believe that today, one American will be released,\u201d he said.\n <\/p>\n

\n Omer Neutra, a dual US-Israeli citizen, is among the IDF soldiers kidnapped by Hamas, his parents have told CNN. Sullivan said he has been \u201ccandid\u201d with Neutra\u2019s parents and the parents of other American hostages.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cI told them directly \u2026 that we do not know the specific whereabouts or condition of Omer or other Americans because until the end of this deal, until the end of tomorrow we will not have, from the Red Cross, proof of life or other information \u2026 So, as we learn that information, we will absolutely share it with the parents,\u201d Sullivan said.\n <\/p>\n

\n Sullivan also spoke about Hamas agreeing to allow the Red Cross to visit the remaining hostages in Gaza and said the US is leaning on Qatari and Egyptian officials to ensure that happens by the end of Monday.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cWe do believe that Hamas has obliged to maintain its part of the commitment on Red Cross visitation of the hostages and we expect Qatar and Egypt and other countries to hold Hamas accountable to hold that commitment by the end of tomorrow,\u201d Sullivan said.\n <\/p>\n

\n Sullivan said Israel is prepared to extend the pause in fighting in exchange for Hamas releasing 10 hostages each day, adding, \u201cThe ball is really in Hamas\u2019 court.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cIf Hamas wants to see an extension of the pause in fighting, it can continue to release hostages,\u201d Sullivan said. \u201cIf it chooses not to release hostages, then the end of the pause is its responsibility, not Israel\u2019s, because it is holding these hostages completely illegitimately and against all bounds of human decency or the laws of war, so really we will see what Hamas ends up choosing to do.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

\n While Israeli officials work to care for the already-released hostages and reunite them with their families, Sullivan said, they will also look to glean any information about Hamas in hostage debriefings on their time in captivity.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cIsrael is focused on learning anything it can about whereabouts, locations and other information based on conversations they have with the released hostages in the days ahead,\u201d he said.\n <\/p>\n

\n Sullivan also detailed some of the inspection mechanisms involved with getting humanitarian aid into Gaza.\n <\/p>\n

\n Before aid goes into the Rafah crossing into Gaza, Sullivan said, it is checked by Israelis\u00a0\u201cto make sure that it is in fact humanitarian supplies and not goods that could help Hamas in its military campaign.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

\n The aid trucks then go to United Nations depots and other humanitarian organizations that, he said, are \u201cvetted and trusted partners.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

\n From there, he said, the aid is \u201cdistributed directly to the people.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cAs humanitarian assistance has ramped up, we\u2019ve seen it work \u2013 that it\u2019s actually getting to people and that it\u2019s not being diverted into the hands of Hamas, but that\u2019s something that we have to continue to focus on, on an ongoing basis,\u201d Sullivan said.\n <\/p>\n

\n The United Nations said Friday that\u00a0137 trucks\u00a0carrying aid, including 129,000 liters of fuel and four trucks of gas, were offloaded in Gaza on the first day of the pause, marking the largest humanitarian convoy to enter the strip since October 7. Another 70 trucks carrying food, water, fuel and medical supplies entered Gaza through the Rafah crossing on Saturday, according to a border crossing spokesperson.\n <\/p>\n

\n Biden is in \u201cclose touch\u201d with Israel and UN leadership to ensure \u201cthe aid is getting to where it belongs, which is the innocent people who are suffering.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

\n Sullivan declined to weigh in on Israeli politics, but said Biden\u2019s engagement with Israel Prime Minister Netanyahu \u201chas paid dividends\u201d\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cHe\u2019s going to continue to focus on that high level direct leader to leader diplomacy and leave others to determine the politics, the political considerations,\u201d Sullivan said.\n <\/p>\n

\n CNN\u2019s Kaitlan Collins and Jack Forrest contributed to this report.\n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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