The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/hostage-situation/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Thu, 11 Jun 2026 02:58:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png hostage situation | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/hostage-situation/ 32 32 Prisoners in Russia shot by snipers after killing 4 guards, pledging fealty to ISIS https://www.timesofisrael.com/prisoners-in-russia-shot-by-snipers-after-killing-4-guards-pledging-fealty-to-isis/ Fri, 23 Aug 2024 17:45:22 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3360227 Group of 4 inmates takes 12 hostages, fatally stabs guards before eventually being 'neutralized' by Russian forces

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]]> Mediators push updated Gaza truce offer, hope for deal next week, as Doha talks break https://www.timesofisrael.com/mediators-push-updated-gaza-truce-offer-hope-for-deal-next-week-as-doha-talks-break/ Fri, 16 Aug 2024 17:43:12 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3355602 Biden says sides closer than ever to a deal after progress made in two days of talks, but Hamas rejects what it calls 'new conditions' from Israel; Netanyahu to meet Blinken Monday

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]]> French, British FMs visit Israel as it remains braced for attacks by Iran, Hezbollah https://www.timesofisrael.com/french-british-fms-to-visit-israel-as-it-remains-braced-for-attacks-by-iran-hezbollah/ Thu, 15 Aug 2024 18:58:01 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3354997 Security cabinet set to meet at IDF Headquarters in Tel Aviv to review latest developments

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]]> Top security official tells TV network some hostages don’t have much time left https://www.timesofisrael.com/top-security-official-tells-tv-network-some-hostages-dont-have-much-time-left/ Fri, 09 Aug 2024 20:51:48 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3351257 Source says it's incorrect to think captives still in Gaza are in same fair condition as 4 rescued in June: 'The argument that they are ''suffering but not dying'' does not hold up'

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]]> Russian security forces storm prison, kill Islamic State hostage takers https://www.timesofisrael.com/russian-security-forces-storm-prison-kill-islamic-state-hostage-takers/ Sun, 16 Jun 2024 11:47:15 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3312677 Inmates killed after allegedly taking captive two prison guards, who were said to be unharmed

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]]> Axe-wielding Iranian asylum seeker killed by police in Swiss train hostage situation https://www.timesofisrael.com/axe-wielding-iranian-asylum-seeker-killed-by-police-in-swiss-train-hostage-situation/ Fri, 09 Feb 2024 11:19:17 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3220278 Speaking in Farsi and English, hostage-taker holds 14 passengers, train conductor for four hours before authorities storm train, execute maneuver to keep him away from hostages

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]]> Israeli police negotiation team helps Romanian law enforcement end hostage crisis https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-police-negotiation-team-helps-romanian-law-enforcement-end-hostage-crisis/ Sat, 06 May 2023 19:07:04 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3009712 Experts assist local police forces in rescuing young girl held by father as he threatened to blow up home in Bucharest suburb

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]]> German police: Suspect dead after killing mother, taking hostages in Dresden https://www.timesofisrael.com/police-say-hostage-situation-ends-in-german-city-of-dresden/ Sat, 10 Dec 2022 15:22:59 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2895540 Suspect, 40, dies during rescue of two held near Christmas market; he reportedly also fired shots near main train station

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]]> Lebanese man holds Beirut bank staff hostage, demanding his trapped savings https://www.timesofisrael.com/lebanese-man-holds-beirut-bank-staff-hostage-demanding-his-trapped-savings/ Thu, 11 Aug 2022 11:35:01 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2816634 The armed man is threatening to set himself ablaze unless the bank releases his money, which local media says he needs in order to pay his hospitalized father's medical bills

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]]> COVID-era livestreamed service meant whole world could hear Texas synagogue attack https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-the-time-of-covid-livestreamed-services-aired-texas-synagogue-attack-worldwide/ Mon, 17 Jan 2022 17:32:08 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2685044 While some attackers have tried to utilize social media, this time a congregation's own technology meant unprecedented numbers could listen to the unfolding horror

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]]> Texas rabbi: I threw a chair at the gunman, and we headed for the door https://www.timesofisrael.com/texas-rabbi-i-threw-a-chair-at-the-gunman-and-we-headed-for-the-door/ Mon, 17 Jan 2022 16:18:35 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2685271&preview=true&preview_id=2685271 Recalling 'terrifying' final moments of standoff, Charlie Cytron-Walker says he checked to see the other hostages with him were ready before springing into action, fleeing

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]]> UK’s Johnson calls Texas attack an ‘antisemitic act of terrorism’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/uks-johnson-calls-texas-attack-an-antisemitic-act-of-terrorism/ Mon, 17 Jan 2022 14:38:18 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2685189 Britain vows 'full support' for US investigators after it emerges that captor Malik Faisal Akram, who was killed in the incident, was a UK citizen

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]]> Texas rabbi: Hostages managed to escape as gunman became ‘increasingly belligerent’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/texas-rabbi-hostages-managed-to-escape-as-gunman-became-increasingly-belligerent/ Mon, 17 Jan 2022 01:31:28 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2684819&preview=true&preview_id=2684819 Congregation chairman appears to downplay antisemitic motive, calling attack 'random act of violence,' rabbi credits security training with giving hostages awareness when to flee

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]]> Biden calls synagogue hostage incident an ‘act of terror’ as FBI identifies attacker https://www.timesofisrael.com/biden-calls-synagogue-hostage-incident-an-act-of-terror-as-fbi-identifies-attacker/ Sun, 16 Jan 2022 19:41:57 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2684654&preview=true&preview_id=2684654 Malik Faisal Akram's family condemns his actions, apologizes to victims, says he suffered from mental health issues; president: suspect apparently got weapon 'on the street'

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]]> UK government confirms Texas synagogue attacker was a British citizen https://www.timesofisrael.com/uk-government-confirms-texas-synagogue-attacker-was-a-british-citizen/ Sun, 16 Jan 2022 14:10:32 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2684398&preview=true&preview_id=2684398 In first public comments, synagogue Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker expresses gratitude for 'all of the vigils and prayers and love and support,' as well as to law enforcement officers

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