"Times Square Rally Demands Hamas Release Israeli Hostages, Virginia Tech Jewish Community Joins in Solidarity"

New York Senator Chuck Schumer vowed to eliminate Hamas and rescue the Israeli hostages held in Gaza during a rally in Times Square. The rally, organized by the Israeli-American Council and other Jewish organizations, featured images of the kidnapped individuals on 15 buildings. Schumer, the highest-ranking Jewish official in US history, promised to fight alongside Israel until every hostage is brought home. The hostages, including women, children, and a Holocaust survivor, were taken during Hamas' devastating attack on October 7, which resulted in over 1,400 Israeli deaths and 4,200 injuries. President Biden has spoken with the families of the 13 Americans still unaccounted for, and Schumer has discussed plans to rescue the hostages with Biden.