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Orna and Ronen Neutra, whose son Omer is held hostage by Hamas in the Gaza Strip, hold pictures of him during a bipartisan press conference by lawmakers on Capitol Hill, Jan. 17, 2024, in Washington. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images)(WASHINGTON) -- American and Israeli families of hostages being held by Hamas came to Capitol Hill on Wednesday, continuing their calls for lawmakers to help bring their loved ones home. "You are all lawmakers of the most powerful country in the world, a beacon of democracy, a defender of civil and human rights," said Yarden Gonen, whose younger s...

(CNN) — White House National security adviser Jake Sullivan will meet Thursday with families of the Americans believed to have been taken hostage by Hamas, a White House official told CNN.Several<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://wsvn.com/news/us-world/families-of-american-hostages-to-meet-with-white-house-national-security-adviser-thursday/">Read More</a>

The meeting comes as the families mark more than 100 days since the Oct. 7 attack.

The six Americans, all men, are among roughly 140 remaining hostages of the more than 200 kidnapped by Hamas during the Oct. 7 attack on Israel.