Being Held Hostage News Today

The second American hostage during the conflict between Israel and Hamas has died, her community announced on Thursday. She was one of eight Americans being held captive by Hamas.

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said Tuesday it is concerned about the “vulnerable people” being held hostage by Hamas. “We are deeply concerned that children, the elderly, people with disabilities, and other vulnerable people are among those held,” said Mirjana Spoljaric Egger, the organization’s president, in a statement. The group said it…

Yocheved Lifshitz gave the first public testimony from the more than 200 reported hostages in Gaza

"We have to continue to refine our understanding of where they are and ... who they are," national security advisor says

President Biden on Tuesday confirmed that American citizens are among those being held hostage by Hamas in the wake of an unprecedented coordinated attack by the militant group over the weekend that killed more than a thousand people in Israel. The president also said in remarks at the White House that the number of Americans…

The Polish government is under pressure by the parliament over the cash-for-visas scandal that alleged hundreds of thousands of work visas were issued quickly in exchanged for money.