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Freed Israeli Hostage Mia Shem Announces Her Engagement

Freed Israeli hostage Mia Shem (or Shem) announced her engagement on Thursday, a milestone celebrated around the world as an example of resilience after a brutal experience of terror and torture. Shem posted on Instagram a photo of a poster inside an ancient ruin in Israel that reads “Marry me” and shows a woman and […]

U.S. to Renew Hostage Deal Efforts After Lebanon Ceasefire

President Joe Biden said Wednesday that his administration's success in negotiating a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon will prompt the White House to conclude a ceasefire and hostage agreement with Hamas in the Gaza Strip. There are currently 101 hostages in Gaza, including four Americans believed to be alive. Hamas remains a major […]

Minnesota Man Sentenced for Helping Somali Pirates Hold U.S. Journalist Hostage

A Somalian from Minnesota has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for holding an American journalist hostage in Somalia for nearly three years. Abdi Yusuf Hassan was arrested in Minneapolis in 2019 after becoming a naturalized citizen of the United States. He was charged with kidnapping journalist Michael Scott Moore, who was held captive […]

Palestinian Islamic Jihad Releases Video of Russian-Israeli Hostage

The Iranian-backed terrorist group Palestinian Islamic Jihad in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday released a video of Sasha Trufanov, a 29-year-old Russian-Israeli hostage, in an apparent attempt to pressure Israel to stop rescuing hostages. It appears that the intention was to era of israel noticed: It is unknown when this video was created. In the […]

US tells Qatar to kick Hamas out of the country after terror group rejects hostage deal

The United States has called on Qatar to close Hamas's political offices in Doha, and Gulf states have agreed, officials said Friday, after the terror group's recent rejection of an agreement to release Israeli hostages. did. “Having rejected repeated offers to release the hostages, their leaders should no longer be welcome in the capitals of […]