On the 13th day in captivity for United States citizen Naftali Frenkel, President Barack Obama reportedly expressed concern privately, though he has yet to make a public statement on the issue. Frenkel and two friends were kidnapped by Palestinian terrorists on June 12th. The Jewish Telegraphic Agency reported on Obama's private meeting with outgoing Israeli president Shimon Peres:

President Obama expressed “deep concern” about three missing Israeli teenagers during a meeting with Israeli President Shimon Peres and American Jewish leaders.

“They expressed their deep concern and reiterated our support for efforts to find the teens,” National Security Council spokeswoman Bernadette Meehan said of her boss, National Security Adviser Susan Rice, and Obama after the White House meeting.

In addition to Peres and Rice, also attending the meeting were the ambassadors of both countries and Ben Rhodes, a deputy national security adviser.