就在4岁的美国人质阿比盖尔·伊丹被证实是哈马斯释放的在加沙，一名白宫高级顾问表示，他们乐观地认为她很快会有“欢乐的时刻”，并与亲人团聚。
白宫国家安全顾问杰克·沙利文告诉美国广播公司“本周”节目主持人乔纳森·卡尔，“这就是我们正在等待的。”
沙利文接受采访后不久，以色列官员证实，作为以色列和哈马斯之间持续停火和交换囚犯的一部分，另有17名人质被释放出加沙哈马斯10月7日的恐怖袭击.
阿比盖尔是被认为是哈马斯俘虏的10人中第一个被释放的美国人。其他人包括两名妇女和七名男子;据沙利文说，其中一人是合法的永久居民或绿卡持有者。
沙利文在“本周”节目中说，阿比盖尔的父母在10月份以色列南部的袭击中在她面前被杀，她形容她所忍受的是“无法形容的”两天前，她庆祝了自己最近的生日。
“我们的希望是[阿比盖尔]走出去，进入她的家人的手中——或者进入她家人充满爱的怀抱，他们可以帮助这个漫长而缓慢的过程，让她痊愈，并找到她非常值得的爱，”沙利文周日早上说。
加州民主党众议员Ro Khanna在“本周”的采访中说，他最近见过阿比盖尔的姑姑。
“她没有把注意力放在她家人的残忍谋杀上。她专注于阿比盖尔，把她弄出来。这种韧性，”他说。
以色列和哈马斯之间的停火可以延长沙利文说，作为交换，哈马斯将释放被认为关押在加沙的200多人中的更多人。
“球在哈马斯这边，因为以色列已经表示，哈马斯每释放10名人质，它就准备再暂停一天的战斗。...如果暂停停止，责任将落在哈马斯的肩上，而不是以色列的肩上。
以色列和哈马斯目前处于脆弱的四天休战期，在此期间，以色列计划释放150名巴勒斯坦人，哈马斯将释放50名人质。大量的人道主义援助也应该被允许进入加沙，该地区已经遭到以色列报复性军事行动的轰炸。
加沙的第一批俘虏于周五被释放。
停火最终结束后，加沙地带的激烈战斗预计将会恢复。
沙利文说:“最终，以色列将继续对哈马斯进行军事行动，特别是哈马斯领导人，他们是这场残酷、血腥屠杀的策划者。”。
据以色列官员称，10月7日有超过1200人丧生。
与此同时，以色列一直面临着外部人道主义团体和其他人对加沙死亡人数和平民危险的强烈抗议。
据哈马斯控制的加沙卫生部称，超过14000人在那里丧生。
鉴于加沙的伤亡情况，这场冲突将民主党人分成了两派，一派完全支持以色列的回应，另一派则呼吁结束战斗。
卡纳告诉卡尔，他已经改变了自己对这个问题的看法，现在主张“持久停火”
“首先，我们需要释放更多的人质，我们现在已经看到了这一点。第二，加沙仍有美国人。我们需要释放那些美国人和美国家庭，”他说。“第三点是，以色列削弱了哈马斯的军事能力。他们现在有部队来防止10月7日的另一次袭击。"
当被问及是否同意佛蒙特州独立参议员伯尼·桑德斯的观点时，卡纳表示，他基本上同意他的观点，他最近表示，对以色列的援助应该有“条件”，如确保遵守国际法，但他说，这一规则不应该只适用于以色列，以色列坚持在战争中采取措施保护平民。
“对美国的任何援助都必须符合人权法。我支持对铁穹(以色列的反导弹系统)和以色列防御设备的援助，因为以色列可能需要这些设备来威慑伊朗，但我们需要确保，我们的国务院需要确保，我们的任何援助都不会以侵犯人权的方式使用，”卡纳说。“这不仅仅是针对以色列，而是针对全世界。”
卡纳说，更广泛的暴力解决方案必须是外交手段。
“当地的现实是:有4万名哈马斯战士——4万人。以色列杀死了2000人。他们能够杀死40，000名哈马斯战士是不现实的，更不用说削弱哈马斯的政治和文化影响力了。所以，我们需要一个真正的解决方案，”他说。"这需要一个巴勒斯坦国和一个以色列国."
所谓的两国解决方案几十年来一直是美国外交的目标，但这种努力一再失败。
卡纳说，这必须是一个优先事项，由美国直接参与，同时排除哈马斯，他说哈马斯是一个恐怖组织。
“那个地区不会有和平或安全，美国需要展现领导力。我相信，如果我们把不同的巴勒斯坦人的声音带到谈判桌上，我们的海湾盟友会帮助我们。“需要有一个条件:谈判桌上的任何巴勒斯坦人都需要承认以色列国，然后我们需要努力建立一个独立的巴勒斯坦国。”
4-year-old American freed by Hamas can now get love, healing 'she so badly deserves': White House
Just hours before 4-year-old American hostage Abigail Idanwas confirmed to be have been released by Hamasin Gaza, a top White House adviser said they were optimistic she would soon have "a moment of joy" and be reunited with loved ones.
"That's what we are waiting for as we speak," the White House's national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, told ABC "This Week" co-anchor Jonathan Karl.
Shortly after Sullivan's interview, Israeli officials confirmed that another 17 hostages had been let out of Gaza as part of an ongoing cease-fire and prisoner exchange between Israel and Hamas in the wakeof Hamas' Oct. 7 terror attack.
Abigail is the first American freed out of 10 who are thought to be Hamas captives. The others include two women and seven men; one of them is a lawful permanent resident, or green card holder, according to Sullivan.
Abigail's parents were killed in front of her during the October attack in southern Israel, Sullivan said on "This Week" -- describing what she endured as "unspeakable." She marked her most recent birthday just two days ago.
"Our hope is that [Abigail] gets out, gets into the hands of her family -- or into the loving arms of her family and that they can help the long, slow process of allowing her to heal and to find the love that she so badly deserves," Sullivan said on Sunday morning.
Rep. Ro Khanna, a California Democrat, said in his own interview on "This Week" that he had recently met with Abigail's aunt.
"She was not focused on the brutal murder of her family. She was focused on Abigail, getting her out. Such resilience," he said.
The cease-fire between Israel and Hamascould be extendedin exchange for Hamas freeing more of the 200-plus people who are thought to be held captive in Gaza, Sullivan said.
"The ball is in Hamas' court on that because what Israel has said is that it is prepared to pause another day of fighting for every 10 hostages that Hamas releases. ... If the pause stops, responsibility for that rests on the shoulders of Hamas, not on the shoulders of Israel," Sullivan said.
Israel and Hamas are currently in the middle of a tenuous, four-day truce during which Israel plans to release 150 Palestinians and Hamas will release 50 hostages. Large amounts of humanitarian aid are also supposed to be allowed into Gaza, which has been bombarded by Israel's retaliatory military operations.
The first set of captives in Gaza were released on Friday.
After the cease-fire ultimately ends, intense fighting in Gaza is anticipated to resume.
"Ultimately, Israel is going to want to continue to conduct military operations against Hamas, particularly the leadership of Hamas that were the architects of this brutal, bloody massacre," Sullivan said.
More than 1,200 people were killed on Oct. 7, according to Israeli officials.
At the same time, Israel has faced ongoing outcry from outside humanitarian groups and others over the death toll in Gaza and the danger to civilians.
More than 14,000 people have been killed there, according to the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry.
The conflict has divided Democrats between those who fully support Israel's response and others calling for an end to the fighting, in light of the Gaza casualties.
Khanna told Karl he had changed his own opinion on the issue and is now advocating for a "lasting cease-fire."
"First, we need more of the hostages to be released, and we've seen now that it's working. Second, there's still Americans in Gaza. We need those Americans and American families to be released," he said. "The third point is, Israel has diminished Hamas' military capability. They now have troops to prevent another Oct. 7 attack."
Asked if he shared the view of Vermont independent Sen. Bernie Sanders, who recently said there should be "conditions" on aid to Israel, such as making sure it followed international law, Khanna indicated he largely agreed -- but said that rule shouldn't be applied just to Israel, which insists it takes steps to protect civilians amid the war.
"Any aid to the United States needs to be consistent with human rights law. I support the aid for the Iron Dome [an Israeli anti-missile system] and defensive equipment for Israel, for equipment Israel may need to deter Iran, but we need to make sure, and our State Department needs to make sure, that any of our aid isn't used in a way that violates human rights," Khanna said. "That's not just for Israel, that's around the world."
Khanna said the broader solution to the violence must be diplomatic.
"Here's the reality on the ground: There are 40,000 Hamas fighters -- 40,000. Israel has killed 2,000. It is unrealistic that they're going to be able to kill 40,000 Hamas fighters, let alone undermine the political and cultural influence of Hamas. So,we need a real solution," he said. "And that needs to be a Palestinian state with an Israel state."
The so-called two-state solution has been a goal of American diplomacy for decades, but such efforts have repeatedly failed.
Khanna said that it must be a priority, with the U.S. directly involved -- while excluding Hamas, whom he said was a terrorist organization.
"There is not going to be peace or security in that region, and America needs to show leadership. I believe our Gulf allies will help us if we bring the diverse Palestinian voices to the table," he said. "There needs to be one condition: Any Palestinian voice at that table needs to recognize the state of Israel, and then we need to work towards an independent Palestinian state."
