• Families of hostages held by Hamas discuss weeks of agony and hope for release

    Families of hostages held by Hamas discuss weeks of agony and hope for release

    Nov 21, 2023 11:50 PM EST

    ... out first. The little kids need to come out first. I know that, once Abigail comes out, I and other parents and relatives of these hostages will continue to work every day to ensure that all 230-plus hostages come home to their families. So I pray that we get ...

  • Israeli Cabinet to consider proposed deal for release of some hostages held by Hamas

    Israeli Cabinet to consider proposed deal for release of some hostages held by Hamas

    Nov 21, 2023 02:41 PM EST

    The war has exacted a heavy toll on Palestinian civilians, particularly those who remain in the north after Israel repeatedly called on people to flee south.

  • News Wrap: Israel, Hamas nearing deal for partial hostage release, officials say

    News Wrap: Israel, Hamas nearing deal for partial hostage release, officials say

    Nov 19, 2023 10:40 PM EST

    ... also released security video from October 7, which it said shows Hamas terrorists dragging two hostages through Al-Shifa corridors, evidence they said that some hostages had been held there. Meanwhile, officials sounded hopeful that there would soon be a deal to release some hostages. Deputy U.S. national security ...

  • Yemen's Houthi rebels hijack Israeli-linked ship in the Red Sea, take crew hostage

    Yemen's Houthi rebels hijack Israeli-linked ship in the Red Sea, take crew hostage

    Nov 19, 2023 06:44 PM EST

    Yemen’s Houthi rebels seized an Israeli-linked cargo ship in a crucial Red Sea shipping route on Sunday, officials said, taking over two dozen crew members hostage and raising fears that regional tensions heightened over the Israel-Hamas war were playing out on a new maritime front.

  • News Wrap: Armed gang in Haiti takes hundreds hostage at hospital

    News Wrap: Armed gang in Haiti takes hundreds hostage at hospital

    Nov 15, 2023 11:50 PM EST

    In our news wrap Wednesday, a heavily armed gang in Haiti reportedly stormed a hospital and took hundreds of hostages including women, children and newborns, U.K. leaders insisted they'll keep trying to send asylum seekers to Rwanda even after Britain's Supreme Court rejected the policy and officials ...

  • Father of Israeli American held hostage by Hamas on efforts to bring him home

    Father of Israeli American held hostage by Hamas on efforts to bring him home

    Nov 15, 2023 11:35 PM EST

    ... to ensure the safety of all of these hostages. And if, if a cessation of hostilities, temporary or otherwise, could bring back all of the hostages, then, absolutely, that would be something that I could see all of the hostage families accepting. Amna Nawaz: Now, I have to ask you ...

  • WATCH: Hostage negotiations 'top priority' for State Department, spokesperson says

    WATCH: Hostage negotiations 'top priority' for State Department, spokesperson says

    Nov 14, 2023 05:04 PM EST

    ... He refused to discuss the “underlying details” that cause officials to think rescuing the hostages is possible. Ten Americans are among the more than 240 hostages taken when Hamas militants attacked southern Israel on Oct. 7, killing more than 1,200 people. Since then, four hostages have been rescued, including ...

  • Israel continues airstrikes, ground war in Gaza as hostage negotiations stall

    Israel continues airstrikes, ground war in Gaza as hostage negotiations stall

    Nov 12, 2023 10:50 PM EST

    With conditions in Gaza getting worse, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu said any cease-fire agreement must include the release of all Israeli hostages Hamas is holding. Hospitals across Gaza are on the brink of collapse, while Israel’s military pressed its ground operations in the north and continued deadly bombardment ...

  • Fearing the world will forget, families of Israeli hostages travel abroad to plead for help

    Fearing the world will forget, families of Israeli hostages travel abroad to plead for help

    Nov 06, 2023 12:01 AM EST

    ... the hostages home. Four have been freed, including two Americans, and one has been rescued. WATCH: American mother and daughter kidnapped by Hamas are first hostages released from Gaza For Oliver McTernan, who has years of experience as a mediator and hostage negotiator, only one government matters: the United States ...

  • Man arrested at Hamburg Airport after nearly 18-hour hostage standoff

    Man arrested at Hamburg Airport after nearly 18-hour hostage standoff

    Nov 05, 2023 05:10 PM EST

    ... the standoff and hundreds were put up at hotels close by. Flight operations at the airport resumed on Sunday night, almost 24 hours after the hostage situation began. Hamburg Mayor Peter Tschentscher expressed relief that nobody was injured in the incident. “The hostage-taking at Hamburg Airport is over after ...