On September 1st, US President Biden said that Israel has found the bodies of six hostages taken by Hamas, including American citizen Hersh Goldberg-Polin. According to a White House statement, the bodies were found in a tunnel under the city of Rafah. The statement said that the US government is working around the clock to reach an agreement to ensure the release of the remaining hostages. On October 7th, Hamas attacked Israel, killing 1,200 people and kidnapping about 250. During the ceasefire at the end of last year, more than 100 hostages were released.