After radical students overthrew Iran’s shah in 1979 and took hostages in the U.S. embassy, the Middle Eastern nation became a strident and blood-soaked adversary of what its new Islamic fundamentalist dictatorship has long called the “Great Satan.” Since then, Tehran has sponsored terrorism around the globe, including targeting the U.S. in multiple, high-profile instances. […]
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Body of final US hostage Itay Chen, held by Hamas terrorists, brought home after 2 years in captivity
The body of the last U.S. citizen held by Hamas, Staff Sergeant Itay Chen, a 19-year-old dual U.S.–Israeli citizen, has been returned from Gaza for burial, the Israel Defense Forces confirmed Monday. Seven more hostages’ bodies remain in Gaza. “Following the completion of the identification process by the National Institute of Forensic Medicine, in cooperation […]
Israel confirms how hostage Tal Haimi died, with 15 bodies remaining in Gaza
Israel identified the remains of a deceased hostage returned from Gaza as Sgt. Maj. Tal Haimi, the commander of Kibbutz Nir Yitzhak’s rapid response team. Haimi was 41 years old at the time of his death. According to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Haimi was killed in combat while defending Kibbutz Nir Yitzhak during the […]
Remains of last female Hamas hostage and IDF soldier handed over to Israel
Israel announced Thursday that it had received the body of Inbar Hayman, the last female hostage remaining in Gaza. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said its intelligence indicated that Hayman was murdered at the Nova festival during the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks and that her body was taken into Gaza. She was declared deceased on […]
New Pulitzer Prize winner disparaged Israelis kidnapped by Hamas on Oct 7, questioned their ‘hostage’ status
FIRST ON FOX – The Pulitzer board awarded a prize Monday to a Palestinian poet and author who frequently disparaged Israeli hostages on social media, referring to them as “killers” and denying they were tortured under Hamas captivity. Mosab Abu Toha was awarded a Pulitzer Prize for his essays published in the New Yorker which […]
Hamas says American-Israeli hostage will only be freed if ceasefire is implemented
The Hamas terrorist group said Saturday that it will only release Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander if Israel implements the existing ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip. Alexander, 21, is the last living American hostage in captivity in the Gaza Strip. A senior Hamas official told the Associated Press that long-delayed talks over the ceasefire’s second phase would need to […]
Mother of injured Hamas hostage directs plea to ‘every mother in this world’ to help secure son’s release
The mother of Alon Ohel, a hostage taken from the Nova Music Festival Oct. 7, 2023, who remains in Hamas captivity, is pleading for her son’s release after the first phase of the ceasefire concluded last week, but no new deal for a second phase has yet been reached. “I think every mother in this […]
Trump’s special envoy for hostage affairs warns Hamas not to test Trump ahead of Saturday ultimatum
U.S. Special Envoy for Hostage Affairs Adam Boehler warned Hamas not to test President Donald Trump as the deadline for the militant group to release the next round of hostages approaches this weekend. “We have seven Americans right now held by Hamas. It’s a terror organization, and that’s unacceptable,” Boehler said Wednesday on “The Story.” Hamas […]
Days before Trump halted funding, an ex-Israeli hostage was held at UNRWA school in Gaza, she reveals
After the release of British-Israeli hostage Emily Damari, she and her mother, Mandy, revealed Emily was held captive in a United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) center in Gaza, a location tied to Hamas operations. During a phone call with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Emily, 28, and Mandy described how Emily was denied […]
Negotiators sign Israel-Hamas hostage deal and more top headlines
1. Cease-fire plan on track, first hostages expected to be released starting this weekend. 2. Biden commutes nearly 2,500 more sentences in final days of presidency. 3. Rancher says Trump DHS pick should immediately do four things after taking office. LOUD AND CLEAR – Americans send message with Biden’s last approval rating as president. Continue […]