Aug 21 WATCH: Parents of Hamas hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin speak at 2024 Democratic National Convention By Joshua Barajas Rachel told a hushed crowd inside United Center that Hersh’s left forearm was blown off by a grenade in the attack before Hamas loaded him onto a pick-up truck, “stolen from his life – and me and Jon – in… Continue reading
Aug 20 Bodies of 6 Israeli hostages recovered from Gaza By Julia Frankel, Associated Press The recovery of the remains is a blow to Hamas, which hopes to exchange hostages for Palestinian prisoners, an Israeli withdrawal and a lasting cease-fire. But it was also likely to increase pressure on Israel's government to reach a deal. Continue reading
Jul 25 Watch 8:48 Father of American hostage in Gaza shares insight on meeting with Biden and Netanyahu By Nick Schifrin Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu visited the White House for separate meetings with President Biden and Vice President Harris. He and Biden also met with the families of Americans held by Hamas in Gaza for the last 293 days. Nick Schifrin… Continue watching
Jun 11 UN says Israeli forces, Palestinian armed groups may have committed war crimes in deadly raid By Jamey Keaten, Associated Press “It was catastrophic, the way that this was carried out in that civilians — again — were caught smack bang in the middle of this,” spokesman Jeremy Laurence said. Continue reading
Jun 05 Watch 8:41 Negotiator reveals shadowy world of hostage rescue in new book, ‘In the Shadows’ By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn For decades, families who have had loved ones kidnapped overseas have often had to work with consultants to get their relatives freed. Negotiating with kidnappers, terrorists and hostile countries is a murky and secretive world. One of the leading hostage… Continue watching
Jun 03 4 more hostages found dead, Israel says By Julia Frankel, Associated Press The Israeli military on Monday confirmed the deaths, including three older men seen in a Hamas video begging for their release. Continue reading
May 24 Israeli army says bodies of 3 more hostages are recovered from Gaza By Sam Mednick, Associated Press The bodies of Hanan Yablonka, Michel Nisenbaum, and Oryon Hernandez were found and their families have been notified. Continue reading
May 02 Watch 6:39 Niece of American held hostage in Gaza updates efforts to bring him home By Amna Nawaz, Sonia Kopelev, Teresa Cebrián Aranda Among the more than 100 hostages still held captive by Hamas in Gaza are five American captives believed to be alive and the bodies of three Americans confirmed dead. Israeli American Keith Siegel has been missing from his home in… Continue watching
Apr 14 Watch 1:55 News Wrap: Palestinians displaced by war move toward northern Gaza In our news wrap Sunday, hostage release and cease-fire talks between Israel and Hamas have stalled, hundreds of displaced Palestinian families moved north along Gaza’s coast, House Republicans renewed an effort to pass military aid for Israel, Sydney police gave… Continue watching
Apr 01 Israelis stage largest protest since war began to increase pressure on Netanyahu By Melanie Lidman, Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Associated Press Tens of thousands of Israelis have gathered outside the parliament building in Jerusalem in the largest anti-government demonstration since the country went to war in October. Continue reading