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What We Just Went Through Wasn’t an Election. It Was a Hostage Situation.
Telling people they have no choice but to vote for you shows deep contempt.Top stories - The New York Times - 8 hours ago -
Netanyahu says focus on hostages after Sinwar death
Sinwar, who topped Israel's most-wanted list, was a key figure believed to have been behind the 7 October attacks.Top stories - BBC News - October 17 -
Parents of American hostage killed in Gaza open up about their son, other hostages and grief
Around 100 hostages remain trapped in Gaza. Hersh Goldberg-Polin, an American, was among those killed in captivity since Hamas' Oct. 7 attack. His parents spoke to CBS News' Elizabeth Palmer about ...World - CBS News - October 15 -
Slain Israeli-American hostage's parents reflect on mission: Reporter's notebook
Rachel and Jon Goldberg-Polin, the parents of slain Israeli-American hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin, speak with ABC News' Matt Gutman about their grief.Top stories - ABC News - October 14 -
Parents of American hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin speak out
The parents of American hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin spoke about the killing of their son by Hamas in Gaza in their first interview since they found out that he was dead. NBC News' Erin McLaughlin ...Top stories - NBC News - October 14 -
Parents of hostage killed by Hamas still fighting for remaining captives
Hersh Goldberg-Polin was taken hostage on Oct. 7 at the Nova music festival. Israeli troops found his body in a tunnel in Gaza in late August.Top stories - CBS News - October 14 -
Family of slain hostage: "We were failed by Israel's leaders"
The parents of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, a 23-year-old Israeli-American hostage who was killed by Hamas, are speaking out for the first time since their son's death. Elizabeth Palmer has more.Top stories - CBS News - October 14 -
Mother of slain Israeli hostage says her faith in people has diminished
As the conflict in the Middle East rages on, the parents of 23-year-old Israeli-American Hersh Goldberg-Polin are speaking out for the first time since their son's death. Goldberg-Polin was wounded ...Top stories - CBS News - October 15 -
GOP rep unveils bill cracking down on countries that take American hostages
Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) announced a bill cracking down on foreign governments that take American citizens hostage or otherwise wrongfully detain them. Lawler unveiled the State Sponsor of ...Politics - The Hill - October 18 -
Hamas says hostages won't be released without Israel cease-fire deal
Deputy Hamas leader Khalil al-Hayya has confirmed Yahya Sinwar's death and said the remaining Oct. 7, 2023, hostages will not be released until a cease-fire deal is reached and Israeli troops ...Top stories - CBS News - October 18 -
‘Seize the moment’ and secure cease-fire deal: Hostage’s parents
Parents of 23-year-old hostage Omer Neutra say now is a "window of opportunity" for a cease-fire deal.Politics - The Hill - October 19 -
Families of Israeli Hostages Call on Netanyahu to Reach Gaza Cease-Fire Deal
In a televised statement, family members of people held in Gaza said the death of Hamas’s leader, Yahya Sinwar, was the moment for a cease-fire and hostage deal.World - The New York Times - October 20 -
Paul Whelan’s Life in a Russian Prison Awaiting a Hostage Swap
The former U.S. Marine describes the moment of his arrest and the long years waiting for his release.Top stories - The New York Times - October 22 -
Israel Offered Hamas Safe Passage Out of Gaza for Hostages' Freedom
The militant group rejected the offer. Truce talks continue this weekend.World - The Wall Street Journal - October 25 -
Israel hostage families attack Netanyahu over Hamas leaks
Five arrested over allegations that prime minister’s opponents say ‘ought to horrify every Israeli’World - Financial Times - Yesterday -
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Parents of slain Hamas captive push for a deal, warning that hostages won't 'make it much longer'
Israeli-American hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin was found “emaciated” in a tunnel, his grieving parents told NBC News in their first interview since his death.Top stories - NBC News - October 14 -
Top Hamas official says it will not return hostages in Gaza until there is a cease-fire and a "withdrawal from Gaza"
Top Hamas official says it will not return hostages in Gaza until there is a cease-fire and a "withdrawal from Gaza"World - ABC News - October 18 -
Yahya Sinwar’s death raises ceasefire hopes and is a ‘moment of justice’ says Biden – Middle East crisis live
US president tells Netanyahu ‘let’s make this moment an opportunity to seek a path to peace, a better future in Gaza without Hamas’. At least 28 people have been killed in an Israeli airstrike on a ...World - The Guardian - October 18 -
After Sinwar's death, hostage families see a 'window of opportunity' to bring their loved ones home
The families of hostages held by Hamas militants in Gaza say time is of the essence to rescue their loved ones following the killing of Yahya Sinwar, the head of Hamas, by Israeli troops in GazaWorld - ABC News - October 18 -
Message to Netanyahu; Sinwar’s death means you can stop the war and bring the hostages home. Do it | Jonathan Freedland
The Israeli PM can claim the ‘total victory’ he wanted in his war on Hamas. Now he must try to secure the peace. A good day for the world, said Joe Biden . The best day of my life, said Mohammed ...World - The Guardian - October 18 -
Key mediator Egypt proposes a 2-day Gaza cease-fire and the release of 4 hostages
Egypt’s president says his country has proposed a two-day cease-fire between Israel and Hamas during which four hostages held in Gaza would be freedWorld - ABC News - October 28 -
Supporters of Bolivian ex-president Evo Morales take about 20 soldiers hostage
Morales and current president are locked into a standoff for ruling party’s nomination in next year’s presidential contest. Supporters of Bolivia ’s ex-president Evo Morales stormed a barracks ...World - The Guardian - 4 days ago -
Bolivia's government accuses supporters of ex-President Evo Morales of taking 200 soldiers hostage
Bolivia's government says supporters of former President Evo Morales have taken more than 200 soldiers hostage as unrest prompted by an abuse investigation of the ex-leader continued for a third weekWorld - ABC News - 3 days ago -
Netanyahu in fresh storm over Gaza hostages after arrests linked to alleged leak
Court says arrests followed investigation into suspected breach of national security that had ‘harmed Israeli war aims’. The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, is at the centre of a new ...World - The Guardian - 3 days ago -
Arrests, hostage talks and a gag order: Gaza leak scandal sends shock waves across Israel
An Israeli court on Sunday partially lifted a gag order on a case investigating leaks of classified Gaza documents suspected to involve one of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s media advisers.Top stories - NBC News - 2 days ago -
Middle East crisis live: Netanyahu attacked by Israeli opposition for sacking Gallant
Opponents say decision was to protect ultra-Orthodox from conscription and ‘will damage security’. Lebanon’s army has issued a warning to residents in the Ghobeiry area of the southern suburbs of ...World - The Guardian - 1 hour ago -
Middle East crisis live: Israel hails Yahya Sinwar’s death as ‘beginning of the end’ as US signals push for ceasefire and hostage return
Israeli PM says 'task before us is not yet complete’; US president, VP and senior leaders say killing must be opportunity to end Gaza war. Israel says Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar is dead: what we ...World - The Guardian - October 17 -
Egypt's president says his country has proposed a 2-day cease-fire in Gaza during which 4 hostages would be freed
Egypt's president says his country has proposed a 2-day cease-fire in Gaza during which 4 hostages would be freedWorld - ABC News - October 27 -
Will Your Elected Officials in Congress Accept the Results of the Election?
We’ve asked every member of Congress whether they’ll accept the results as called by the Associated Press. Use our tool to see how your representatives answer.Tech - Wired - 6 days ago -
Hurricanes, the election and misinformation
Welcome to The Hill's Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Storm misinformation stokes election fears The flood of conspiracy theories and rumors amid the severe ...Politics - The Hill - October 15 -
Bacon urges 'respect' for election
Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) in a Sunday interview urged “respect" for "our elections” as the 2024 election looms. “We have to respect our elections, and I get it, candidates have the right to go to ...Politics - The Hill - October 20 -
The Climate Election: Immigration, explained
Immigration remains among the top concerns for voters in the 2024 election. But when it comes to policy, many ignore a key reason why people are forced to leave their homes — climate change. ...Top stories - CBS News - October 22 -
The Election Is Happening Too Soon
When we all think we’re right, we stay perennially stuck in place.Top stories - The New York Times - October 24 -
U.S. intel identifies disinformation campaigns ahead of election
With just over a week to go before elections, there's a new warning about threats, fake videos and propaganda all aimed at trying to fool voters. NBC News' Maura Barrett reports.Politics - NBC News - October 26
