Hamas, American hostages

The family of Israeli-American hostage pleads with Biden and Trump to bring hostages home
Some families of the 101 hostages still being held in Gaza are desperately hoping that a drastically different political landscape will be able to reignite the momentum to bring their loved ones home.
Families of American hostages captured by Hamas turn to Donald Trump for new hope
The families of US hostages captured by Hamas on October 7, 2023, remain in agony, waiting for any sign that their loved ones might finally come home to them.
Biden meets with families of American hostages held by Hamas
President Biden met Wednesday with the families of American hostages still held by Hamas in Gaza, as the Biden administration says it stands ready to work with the incoming Trump administration toward the common goal of securing their release.
Families of U.S. Hamas Hostages Speak to Press After White House Meeting
Chen, father of American hostage Sagui Dekel-Chen held by Hamas, spoke on the urgency on the "urgency of the moment" regarding the American and Israeli hostages held in Gaza. Mr. Dekel-Chen, and the family members of other Hamas hostages,
Families of Israeli hostages still in Gaza call on Trump, Biden to work together
Families of Israeli hostages taken captive to Gaza by Islamist group Hamas urged U.S. President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday to work on a deal to free those still being held before winter.
Trump Meets With Biden at White House After Fraught Election
Biden resumed the tradition four years after Trump refused to invite him for the rite that symbolizes the peaceful transfer of power.
Biden ‘asked Trump to work with him for hostage deal in Middle East’ at White House meeting
Joe Biden reportedly asked Donald Trump to work with him to secure a hostage deal in the Middle East when they met at the White House.
Pope Francis Meets With Former Hostages Held by Hamas in Gaza
Pope Francis expressed hope that both the incoming and outgoing U.S. administrations will collaborate to secure the return of ...
Trump admin will bring ‘new thinking’ to Israel-Hamas hostage deal, murdered captive’s father says
Parents of hostages said after meeting with President Joe Biden in the Oval Office that the president and president-elect can ...
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A drone found Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar. His DNA showed he hid with hostages
Almost two months before Israel's military accidentally located Hamas' leader with the help of a drone, then killed him, Yahya Sinwar had been hiding in southern Gaza with six Israeli hostages − ...
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As the relative of hostages, I have never felt so alienated from my fellow American Jews
"Advocating for Israeli hostages has not been easy. In fact, it has been one of the loneliest and most confounding ...
Hostages freed from Gaza meet with Pope Francis and press campaign to bring remaining captives home
ROME (AP) — A delegation of former hostages held by Hamas in Gaza and their relatives met Thursday with Pope Francis and ...
New York Post29d
Hamas declares it will not release the remaining hostages after Yahya Sinwar’s death
It can end if Hamas lays down its arms and returns our hostages,” he said. “We will continue with full force until all your loved ones — our loved ones — are returned home. That is our ...
Little Hamas hostage celebrates 10th birthday at party she 'didn't think she'd see'
Emily Hand spent her 9th birthday in captivity after she was taken hostage by Hamas in Gaza - now she is celebrating with her ...
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Hamas official says group ready for immediate cease-fire deal, 'serious’ prisoner exchange
We are calling on any president, including Donald Trump and his administration, to take the needed steps to stop this ...