President Joe Bidens son Hunter Biden.

In the weeks since those initial releases.including CIA Director Bill Burnsmeeting the head of Israels Mossad intelligence agency.

There was nearly a deal at the end of October for a hostage release.an unspecified number of Palestinian women and children currently held in Israeli prisons could also be released.but it was scuttled at 11th hour.

Hostage diplomacy is always complicated.Biden said he was working daily on how I can be helpful in getting the hostages released and have a period of time where theres a pause long enough to let that happen.

targeted pauses in the fighting helped ensure safe transfers of the hostages back to Israel.

Israel revised its number of those killed in the attack as it continues to identify remains.The FDA cited a risk of eye infections that could result in partial vision loss or blindness in urging against use of the products in late October.

with the agency saying its investigators found unsanitary conditions and positive bacterial test results from areas of an unidentified manufacturing facility.Elizabeth Napolitano contributed to this report

while Harvard Drug Group recalled Rugby Laboratories brand eye drops.with the agency saying its investigators found unsanitary conditions and positive bacterial test results from areas of an unidentified manufacturing facility.