All articles tagged with #hostage
Inmate takeover at Bertie-Martin Regional Jail in Eastern North Carolina ended after hours of negotiation, with two detention officers safe and about 80 inmates moved to a secure facility; initial reports indicated 88 inmates and 3 guards inside, one guard escaped, and while negotiations continued, authorities maintained there was no threat to the public as control was restored.
Portland police identified a suspect in a Friday 12-hour standoff in the Hazelwood neighborhood, prompting the closure of 122nd Avenue and a shelter-in-place order as authorities managed a hostage situation involving Bennie Miller.
A man who held several people hostage overnight at a Bakersfield Chase Bank was shot and killed by FBI officers in an officer-involved shooting, ending the standoff. Two hostages were released Tuesday, and the remaining hostages were freed on Wednesday unharmed; police had responded to a bomb threat and closed nearby buildings as negotiators worked to resolve the situation.
In Bakersfield, California, FBI agents fatally shot a man who had barricaded himself inside a Chase Bank building with hostages after a bomb threat, with the number of hostages initially unknown as investigators review the incident.
A suspect barricaded inside a downtown Chase Bank in Bakersfield with several hostages, triggering an hours-long standoff. The suspect has agreed to release two hostages, and no injuries have been reported. SWAT teams, hostage negotiators and a bomb squad are on scene as the FBI assists; nearby buildings were evacuated and the public is urged to avoid the area while the investigation continues.
Pakistani families anxiously wait for news as Somali pirates hijack the tanker MT Honour 25, with 10 Pakistani sailors among a 17-member crew held captive off Somalia; with food and water dwindling and scant government communication, relatives are calling for direct action as piracy re-emerges near Somalia amid regional tensions and rising oil prices.
A KAN News report, cited by intelligence officials, says Hezbollah is seeking “creative vulnerabilities” along the Lebanon border to abduct Israeli soldiers as a bargaining tool and to influence future ceasefire terms, a tactic that could complicate disarmament efforts; meanwhile Syria is reportedly weighing border restrictions to block such actions, and Lebanon’s political dynamics with Iran are shaping Hezbollah’s leverage in the region.
Guy Gilboa-Dalal, abducted from the Nova festival in 2023 and held in Gaza for more than two years, says he was sexually abused by a Hamas captor in tunnels and threatened with death if he spoke; the account underscores the brutal dangers hostages faced even during cease-fires.
Former Israeli hostage Sasha Troufanov, who spent 498 days in Gaza, says the return of Ran Gvili’s body — the last of the captives' remains — lets all released hostages breathe and start rebuilding their lives. He describes brutal, isolating captivity, including beatings, sexual harassment, and constant surveillance, noting his fiancée Sapir Cohen was freed earlier while he was released in February 2025. He emphasizes that rebuilding Gaza alone won’t prevent future attacks and calls for lasting steps to halt the cycle of violence as he begins rehabilitation and plans his wedding.
Israel says it has recovered the body of the last Gaza hostage, Master Sgt Ran Gvili, ending the search tied to the October ceasefire; with all Gaza hostages accounted for, border crossings with Egypt can reopen and the second phase of Donald Trump’s peace plan—focusing on Gaza’s reconstruction and Hamas disarmament—can proceed.
Israel says it will reopen the Rafah border crossing with Egypt only after completing a focused operation to recover the body of Ran Gvili, the last Israeli hostage killed in 2023; the crossing has been largely closed since May 2024. The search in northern Gaza could last several days, after which a limited pedestrian reopening with Israeli monitoring is planned, with broader reopening contingent on finishing the operation and ongoing mediation with the US and Egypt as phase two of the Gaza peace plan is discussed.
Israel said its military is conducting a large-scale operation in Gaza to locate Ran Gvili, the last hostage held since 2023, as U.S. mediators press to move the ceasefire into its second phase and reopen Rafah. The search, including cemetery work and sites in Gaza City and northern Gaza, could take days, with Hamas saying it has provided all known information about Gvili’s remains and accusing Israel of stalling. The day also featured a fire at UNRWA’s Jerusalem headquarters amid rising tensions.
Israel says its military is conducting a large-scale operation to locate the last hostage in Gaza, Ran Gvili, a move seen as clearing the way for the second phase of the U.S.-brokered ceasefire and potential reopening of the Rafah crossing with Egypt.
Israel said it is carrying out a large-scale operation in Gaza to locate Ran Gvili, the last hostage, as U.S. mediators push to advance the ceasefire and reopen the Rafah crossing; searches focus on areas near the Yellow Line and Gaza City, with the operation potentially taking days to complete.
Israel reportedly conducted a covert operation in Gaza to abduct an Islamic Jihad operative believed to be connected to the holding of Ran Gvili's body, which has been in Hamas's possession for months, with ongoing efforts to recover it.