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  • American with 5 family members held hostage in Gaza on the U.S. effort to free them

    American with 5 family members held hostage in Gaza on the U.S. effort to free them

    Oct 18, 2023 10:35 PM EST

    ... that something you think could happen?Abbey Onn: I think, if we continue to put pressure, to say their names and continue to speak about hostages, I think it is an awful, awful challenge for the government to figure out how to respond to the terror and save hostages at ...

  • As desperation in Gaza grows, Israel says it won't allow aid to flow until Hamas releases hostages

    As desperation in Gaza grows, Israel says it won't allow aid to flow until Hamas releases hostages

    Oct 12, 2023 05:59 PM EST

    International aid groups warned of a worsening humanitarian crisis after Israel halted deliveries of food, water, fuel and electricity to Gaza's 2.3 million people and prevented entry of supplies from Egypt.

  • Why rescuing hostages from Hamas will be daunting for Israel

    Why rescuing hostages from Hamas will be daunting for Israel

    Oct 12, 2023 04:19 PM EST

    ... clear who is alive and who is not. Many are Israelis, but a long list of other countries have said their citizens have been taken hostage. Hamas has traditionally treated hostages as valuable assets, revealing little to no information about their conditions or whereabouts and refusing to grant the International ...

  • New claim about Iran hostage crisis sabotage may change narrative of Carter presidency

    New claim about Iran hostage crisis sabotage may change narrative of Carter presidency

    Mar 20, 2023 10:25 PM EST

    ... Reagan. I came across a letter that he wrote to his family in which he said: I'm proud of my role in preventing the hostages from being released before the election, so that Jimmy Carter would not get credit for that. That's a pretty sick thing, when you ...

  • Expert analyzes new account of GOP deal that used Iran hostage crisis for gain

    Expert analyzes new account of GOP deal that used Iran hostage crisis for gain

    Mar 19, 2023 09:45 PM EST

    ... release the hostages just before the votes were cast in this country that Parliament decided under Khomeini's pressure, that they would not release the hostages and this devastating negative news about hostages swept the country. That election day, I have always been convinced that this was a major factor ...

  • Mark Frerichs on what his freedom means after being held hostage in Afghanistan for years

    Mark Frerichs on what his freedom means after being held hostage in Afghanistan for years

    Jan 10, 2023 11:25 PM EST

    Monday, we brought you the story of Mark Frerichs, a 60-year-old American contractor from Lombard, Illinois, who was kidnapped and held in Afghanistan for 32 months. U.S. officials believe he was held by the Taliban-allied Haqqani group. Frerichs was freed in September 2022. In the second part of his first TV interview, he joins Amna...

  • U.S. Navy veteran kidnapped, held hostage by Taliban describes experience

    U.S. Navy veteran kidnapped, held hostage by Taliban describes experience

    Jan 09, 2023 11:30 PM EST

    Contractor and U.S. Navy veteran Mark Frerichs was kidnapped and held hostage by Taliban forces for over two and a half years. He was released as part of a prisoner swap last September and is now adjusting to freedom and life back in America. Amna Nawaz went to Lombard, Illinois, where he’s staying with family,...

  • Hostage negotiator recounts Brittney Griner's first moments after release from Russia

    Hostage negotiator recounts Brittney Griner's first moments after release from Russia

    Dec 12, 2022 11:50 PM EST

    ... this topic specifically. And it's my sense that we have been able to find a way to work on the nuclear issue and the hostage issue and separate those. To my mind, we're still working hard. It's tough. The Iranians are tough to negotiate with. And at ...

  • Police say man accused of attacking Paul Pelosi wanted to hold House Speaker hostage

    Police say man accused of attacking Paul Pelosi wanted to hold House Speaker hostage

    Oct 31, 2022 08:05 PM EST

    The man accused of attacking Paul Pelosi, the husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, told police he wanted to hold the speaker hostage. David DePape has been charged with two federal crimes.

  • American hostage of Taliban freed in prisoner exchange, family says

    American hostage of Taliban freed in prisoner exchange, family says

    Sep 19, 2022 03:58 PM EST

    Family members and U.S. officials say an American contractor held hostage in Afghanistan for more than two years by the Taliban has been released.

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