The parents of the American hostages who have been held by Hamas for nearly 420 days are once again pleading with the U.S. and Israeli officials to show a sense of "urgency" in securing their freedom.

President Biden met Wednesday with the families of American hostages still held by Hamas in Gaza, as the Biden administration says it stands ready to work with the incoming Trump administration ...

Israel estimates that around half of the hostages detained in the Gaza Strip are alive, Israel Hayom reported on Sunday. Out of the 101 hostages currently detained in Gaza captivity, 51 are ...

7, 2023. We’re tracking what happened to each of them. A total of 78 hostages were freed in an exchange deal with Israel for Palestinian prisoners; 27 foreign and dual nationals were released ...

ROME (AP) — A delegation of former hostages held by Hamas in Gaza and their relatives met Thursday with Pope Francis and expressed hope that the incoming and outgoing U.S. administrations would ...