Alexander is the last living American citizen still believed to be held hostage by Hamas. The terror group is believed to also be holding the bodies of four dead American hostages, according to U.S. officials.

“The prime minister discussed the last-ditch effort to implement the outline for the release of the hostages presented by Witkoff, before the escalation of the fighting,” the statement said. “To this end, the prime minister instructed that a negotiating delegation be sent to Doha tomorrow.”

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    2 days ago

    Seems to me that soldiers taking other solders prisoner is widely considered fair play and not the same thing as kidnapping a civilian at a music festival.

    It’s impossible to read American coverage of Palestine without referencing Chomsky and Ermon’s theory of the ‘Five Filters’ in media.