On Thursday, Admiral John Kirby was asked about Red Cross accessing the hostages in Gaza.
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00:00 One of the key provisions of this deal was getting Red Cross officials in to access the
00:05 hostages and see their conditions.
00:08 With the fragility of the truce being there right now, is there any realistic hope that
00:13 the Red Cross is actually going to get any access to these people?
00:15 That's part of the deal.
00:18 Our expectation is that Hamas will allow that access.
00:22 That was part of that arrangement.
00:23 And have they just simply said no at this point?
00:25 I don't know how much access they've actually had, but that's part of the deal, what they
00:29 signed up to.
00:30 So we'll see if we can get an extension on this.
00:34 It's part of the deal for pauses.
00:38 During the pause, while you're getting hostages out and aid in, Red Cross gets access.
00:42 So again, we've got one more day today.
00:45 Hopefully we can get this thing extended and we'll see.
00:47 Does the U.S. have any other way that they feel they can determine the condition of these
00:52 hostages, especially the Americans?
00:55 That's why the Red Cross access is so important, because it's eyes on.
00:58 It's an independent view and a look to see how these people are doing.
01:02 And that's why it's so important, why we've been fighting for it.