Hostage

KFAR AZA, Israel — Emily Damari, an Israeli woman held hostage by Hamas for over 500 days, publicly condemned the Pulitzer Prize Board on social media last week for awarding …

Edan Alexander, a 21-year-old Israeli-American soldier from Tenafly, New Jersey, was released from Hamas captivity in Gaza on Monday, marking a significant diplomatic achievement attributed to the efforts of President …

WESTERNPORT, Md. — A Westernport woman is facing multiple charges after allegedly making a false report about a juvenile being held at gunpoint, prompting a significant police response on New …

President-elect Donald Trump issued a stern warning to Middle East leaders and terrorist groups via Truth Social, demanding the immediate release of hostages from the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. Trump emphasized …

TENAFLY, NJ – A year after the October 7, 2023, Hamas attacks, the Biden administration, led by President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, has struggled to secure the …

DOUGLASTON, Queens — Three men have been charged with kidnapping, burglary, and other crimes following a home invasion in Douglaston early Saturday morning, during which they allegedly held eight people, …

BALTIMORE, MD – The Independent Investigations Division (IID) of the Maryland Attorney General’s Office is investigating a fatal police shooting in the Fairland area of Montgomery County. The incident, which …

DUNDALK, MD—A barricade incident is currently underway in the 7600 block of Carson Ave, The Baltimore County Police Department, including the Tactical and Hostage Negotiation Team, is actively working to …

The parents of an American-Israeli hostage in Gaza are doing everything in their power to bring him back home since the Israel-Hamas war began more than 200 days ago, they …

Hamas published a video of an American hostage in Gaza on Wednesday, in what is being decried as “psychological terrorism” by Israel. There are roughly 130 hostages, including several Americans, …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Israel has moved in a “significant way” but Hamas is the barrier to a deal that would see fighting in Gaza paused and hostages released, State Department …

By Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A deal to release hostages held in Gaza is difficult but “doable”, Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid said on Monday after he and U.S. …

The body of an Israeli hostage has been recovered in Gaza, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced on Saturday. Elad Katzir was first abducted in the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist …

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – One of the hostages seized by Hamas gunmen during their attack on Israeli communities around Gaza on Oct. 7 was probably killed by an Israeli helicopter gunship …

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A released Israeli hostage recounted sexual assault at gunpoint by one of the Palestinian militants who held her captive in Gaza, in a first such personal account …

NETANYA, Israel (Reuters) – The father of an Israeli soldier killed during the Hamas attack on Israel on Oct. 7 said he was going through a living hell a day …

Hackensack, NJ – Christopher Baboolal of Hackensack has been arrested on several charges stemming from a criminal investigation involving a hostage situation. On February 21, 2024, Hackensack Police Officers were …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Middle East envoy Brett McGurk will travel to the region this week for continued talks on securing the release of hostages held by Palestinian Islamist group …

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The Israeli military released footage on Monday which it said showed Israeli woman Shiri Bibas and her two small children being moved by Palestinian militants in Gaza …

By Jonathan Landay, Maya Gebeily, Andrew Mills and Nidal al-Mughrabi WASHINGTON/BEIRUT/DOHA (Reuters) – Hamas is studying a three-phase Gaza ceasefire plan that would secure the release of most Israeli hostages …

By Leonardo Benassatto and Michal Yaakov Itzhaki KFAR AZA, Israel (Reuters) – An Israeli woman who spent 55 days in Hamas captivity in Gaza said on Monday that every second …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House said on Monday that talks to secure a new release of hostages held by Palestinian Islamist group Hamas in Gaza were constructive and promising …