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- A US hostage could be freed by Hamas soon, the White House said.
- Jake Sullivan, the White House's national security adviser said they were hoping for a "moment of joy."
- President Joe Biden has been criticized for the absence of US citizens released in the hostage deal.
A US hostage could soon be freed by Hamas as a truce between Israel and Gaza goes into effect, the White House said.
"We're going to watch this hour by hour and hopefully have a moment of joy," Jake Sullivan, the White House's national security advisor, told ABC News.