Tag: hostage situations
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How a grieving mother tried to ‘build a bridge’ with the militant convicted in her son’s murder
A new book describes a series of conversations between the mother of an American hostage who was brutally murdered by Islamic State militants in Syria and one of the men who contributed to his death
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Blinken says a Hamas-Israel deal is still possible even though the sides remain far apart
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says a cease-fire and hostage-release agreement between Israel and Hamas is still possible, despite the two sides being far apart on the central terms for a deal
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Blinken sees room for Israel-Hamas deal as Netanyahu balks
Israel and the United States offered conflicting interpretations of Hamas’ response to a proposal to pause fighting and release dozens of hostages, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seeming to reject it out of hand and Secretary of State Antony Blinken saying it opened space for a deal. “While there are some clear nonstarters in Hamas’…
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A sniper killed a Florida bank robber as he held a knife to a hostage’s throat
Authorities say a would-be bank robber in Florida took hostages after law enforcement arrived and was killed by a sheriff’s sniper as he held a woman in a headlock with a knife to her throat
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Israel and Hamas are far apart on a Gaza cease-fire and hostage deal. What are the sticking points?
Israel and Hamas are examining proposed terms for a deal meant to bring about a cease-fire in the four-month-old war in the Gaza Strip in exchange for the release of dozens of hostages who are still held captive there
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France denounces ‘largest antisemitic massacre of our century’ in tribute to victims of Hamas attack
French President Emmanuel Macron has paid tribute to victims of Hamas’ Oct_ 7 attack in Israel in a national ceremony and denounced what he described as the “largest antisemitic massacre of our century.”
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Netanyahu is pinned in a tough spot after key ministers assail Biden’s actions
As U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken shuttles across the Middle East in the hope of easing regional tensions and winding down the war in Gaza, far-right Israeli ministers are pulling in the opposite direction. In recent days, two of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s most important ministers have attacked U.S. President Joe Biden. Itamar Ben…
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A SWAT team sniper in Florida killed a bank hostage-taker armed with a knife, sheriff says
Authorities say a deputy shot and killed a man after he took people hostage and claimed to have a bomb at a Florida bank
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Qatar gets ‘positive’ response from Hamas on cease-fire plan as group reiterates its broader demands
Key mediator Qatar says Hamas’ response to the latest plan for a cease-fire in Gaza and the release of hostages was “generally positive.”