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1. Hostage - Wikipedia
Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hostage
Description: WEBA hostage is a person seized by an abductor in order to compel another party, one which places a high value on the liberty, well-being and safety of the person seized—such as a relative, employer, law enforcement, or government—to act, or refrain from acting, in a certain way, often under threat of serious physical harm or death to the ...
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2. Hostage Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
Link: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hostage
Description: WEB1. a. : a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement. b. : a person taken by force to secure the taker's demands. 2. : one that is involuntarily controlled by an outside influence. Examples of hostage in a Sentence. The terrorists demanded a plane and a pilot in exchange for the hostages.
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3. What we know about the people captured by Hamas | CNN
Link: https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/08/europe/israel-hostages-hamas-what-we-know-intl/index.html
Description: WEBOct 8, 2023 · Hamas fighters are holding as many as 150 people hostage in locations across Gaza following their raids on southern Israel Saturday, Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations said Monday. CNN ...
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4. Live updates: Hostage situation at synagogue in Colleyville, Texas - CNN
Link: https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/texas-synagogue-hostage-situation/index.html
Description: WEBJan 16, 2022 · What we covered. All of the four hostages held at the Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas, are out and safe, according to authorities. The suspected hostage taker is dead. Authorities...
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5. Who are the hostages released during the Israel-Hamas truce?
Link: https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2023/12/world/hostage-israel-hamas-deal-dg/
Description: WEBDec 5, 2023 · November 28. November 29. November 30. Yafa Adar. Age 85. Yafa Adar is a founder of Nir Oz and was the oldest person to be taken hostage on October 7. A video of her being taken into Gaza on a...
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6. Biden meets with families of Americans held hostage by Hamas
Link: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/joe-biden/biden-set-meet-families-americans-held-hostage-hamas-rcna129482
Description: WEBDec. 13, 2023, 5:42 AM PST / Updated Dec. 13, 2023, 1:15 PM PST. By Peter Alexander, Summer Concepcion and Tara Prindiville. President Joe Biden on Wednesday morning privately met with the families...
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7. HOSTAGE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
Link: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/hostage
Description: WEBhostage | American Dictionary. noun [ C ] us / ˈhɑs·tɪdʒ / Add to word list. someone who is made a prisoner in order to force other people to do something: Inmates at the jail held …
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8. What to Know About the Hostages Taken by Hamas and Others
Link: https://www.nytimes.com/article/israel-hostages-hamas-explained.html
Description: WEBNov. 20, 2023. Hamas, the group that controls the Gaza Strip and staged the surprise attack on Israel on Oct. 7, along with other Palestinian groups are believed to be holding roughly 240 hostages,...
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9. Israeli government agrees to hostage deal - NBC News
Link: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/live-blog/israel-hamas-war-live-updates-rcna126110
Description: WEBNov 22, 2023 · By NBC News. Coverage on this live blog has ended. Follow live updates here. Israel’s government and Hamas announced they have agreed to a deal that could see at least 50 hostages held by Hamas...
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10. Hostage crisis grips Israel after Hamas attack - NBC News
Link: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/hamas-israel-hostage-attack-us-palestinian-rcna119375
Description: WEBOct 8, 2023 · A hostage crisis — punctuated by graphic and bloody videos appearing to show militants abducting Israelis — continued to unfold Sunday as Hamas’ attack on Israel entered a second day. Israel has...