Former Hamas hostage criticizes Pulitzer board for honoring writer who questioned captivity claims
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 a prize…
‘Hell To Pay’: Trump Warns Middle East Leaders on Hostage Crisis
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 that if…
New Jersey Man Among Those Held Hostage One Year Later by Hamas as Biden-Harris Failed to Secure Releases
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 release of…
Three Men Charged in Douglaston Home Invasion, Hostage Situation
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, including three…
Maryland Man Held Mother, Brother at Gunpoint During Two-Hour Hostage Incident
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 occurred early…
Dundalk Neighborhood on Lockdown as Police Hostage Negotiation Team Manages Barricade Situation
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 resolve the…
EXCLUSIVE: Over 200 Days Into War, Family Of American Hostage in Gaza Strives For Deal To Bring Son Home
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 told the…
Hamas Releases Video Of Injured American Hostage Under Apparent Duress
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, being held…
Israel has moved in ‘significant way’ but Hamas remains barrier to Gaza hostage deal, US says
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 spokesperson Matthew…
Israel opposition leader, in Washington, calls hostage deal hard but ‘doable’
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. Secretary of…
Israel Recovers Body Of Hostage In Gaza Who Was Previously Seen Alive On Propaganda Video
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 attack, which…
Israeli inquiry finds Oct 7 hostage likely killed by friendly fire
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 that was…
Israeli hostage recounts sexual assault in Gaza captivity -NYT
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 published on…
Father of Israeli killed on Oct. 7 urges hostage deal to bring son home
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 after learning…
American-Israeli Captive In Gaza Announced Dead, Family Maintains Calls For Immediate Hostage Deal
American-Israeli Captive In Gaza Announced Dead, Family Maintains Calls For Immediate Hostage Deal Jake Smith on March 12, 2024 An American-Israeli citizen held hostage by Hamas in Gaza was announced dead by…
Hostage Held at Gunpoint in North Jersey, Suspect Arrested
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 dispatched to…
US envoy to visit Egypt, Israel for hostage talks, official says
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 Hamas in…
Israeli military says it has recovered footage of hostage mother and children
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 shortly after…
EXCLUSIVE: Family Of American Hostage In Gaza Speaks On Grief, Efforts To Bring Son Home
EXCLUSIVE: Family Of American Hostage In Gaza Speaks On Grief, Efforts To Bring Son Home Jake Smith on February 18, 2024 More than four months since Hamas’ Oct. 7 attacks on Israel,…
Spanish police defuse hostage crisis among drug boat crew, arrest all
MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish police arrested a group of suspected cocaine traffickers on a boat from South America in the middle of the Atlantic after one of them shot dead a fellow…
Gaza ceasefire plan for hostage release awaits Hamas response
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 but does…
Freed Israeli hostage fears for resilience of those still held in Gaza
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 of that…
White House calls talks on Hamas hostage deal constructive, promising
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 but there…
US envoy McGurk in Cairo to focus on humanitarian pause, hostage deal
By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Middle East envoy Brett McGurk is in Cairo and will travel in the region for “active” discussions on ensuring the release of hostages held by…
Netanyahu to Gaza hostage kin: Hamas has not made a solid deal offer
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pushed back on Monday after speculation that a new release of Gaza hostages was in the works, saying Israel was taking an unspecified initiative…
San Elizario Man Sentenced to Over 11 Years for Hostage Conspiracy
EL PASO, Texas – Luis Lorenzo Salas, 25, of San Elizario, received a 140-month federal prison sentence for conspiracy to commit hostage taking, as determined in a federal court in El Paso.…
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