 US President Joe Biden said he hoped to see something soon when asked on Nov. 25 about the release of hostages held by Hamas, after a temporary delay over a dispute about supplies appeared to threaten the deal, shortly after Biden's comments, the International Committee of the Red Cross confirmed that Hamas handed over 13 Israeli hostages and four foreigners to the organization, according to Qatar's foreign ministry. The brief disruption to the deal to free captives was overcome with the mediation of Qatar in Egypt, Biden spoke on Saturday with Qatar's Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Fani on the hold-up over the hostage deal between Israel and Hamas, spokesperson Adrian Watson for the White House National Security Council said.