Kirby says four American hostages, not six, have been freed from Gaza

White House National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said Friday that four Americans have been released by Hamas from the Gaza Strip, not six as he previously announced yesterday.

"I said the number of American hostages that we got out was six. And obviously, that's incorrect. It's four. So I apologize for the error, but the error was mine and it was just as a result of misspeaking," Kirby said.

Kirby also said the U.S. on Friday continues to work with Israel, Egypt and Qatar to restore the cease-fire in the Gaza Strip.

"But let's be clear about this. It's because of Hamas that this pause ended, that they were just simply unable, failed to produce a list of hostages that could help enable that pause from extending," Kirby told reporters. "So the onus is on Hamas to be able to produce a list of hostages that can get out so that we can try to get this pause back in place. 

"What I can tell you is that the president and the entire national security team will continue to remain deeply engaged on this as we continue to want to see more hostages released and more aid getting in," Kirby added, noting that "if Hamas truly, as they claim to do care about Palestinians, they'll do what they can to come up with a list of hostages that can be exchanged so that that aid can continue to flow."