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Marco Rubio holds first meeting with families of hostages held by Hamas
- Over the weekend, Rubio held his first official Washington D.C. meeting with the Hostages and Missing Families Forum to focus on freeing 50 hostages in Gaza.
- In response to Hamas’s October 7, 2023 attack, the hostage families formed a lobbying group and demonstrated on Capitol Hill this week.
- U.S. families of roughly 50 hostages in Gaza reject phased releases, calling for a single comprehensive deal to secure their freedom.
- Rubio reaffirmed the Trump administration’s unwavering commitment to securing the release of all 50 hostages held in Gaza.
- Next week, Qatar and Egypt mediators plan to meet Hamas to negotiate a two-week ceasefire and aid delivery, with results expected by mid-July.
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Rubio can take a stand for free speech - Washington Examiner
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on May 28 that the State Department would begin restricting visas for those who abuse the law to censor Americans for their online speech. He lamented that “foreign officials have taken flagrant censorship actions against U.S. tech companies and U.S. citizens and residents.” I have felt this tangentially. The Turkish government has peppered me with lawsuits since 2010 because I criticized its leader, Rece…
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Dothan EagleHostages' families hope for Gaza deal
OR AKIVA, Israel — Liran Berman hasn't had much to keep hopeful over the 629 days of his twin brothers' captivity in Gaza. Ceasefire deals collapsed, the war dragged on and his siblings remain hostages in the Palestinian enclave.
In Israel, thousands have again demonstrated for an end to the Gaza war and the release of the remaining Hamas hostages. Most recently, US President Trump had once again raised hopes for a possible ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
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