US urges de-escalation as Israel-Lebanon tensions rise – Ya Libnan yalibnan.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from yalibnan.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The families of American hostages have called on the Biden administration to ramp up pressure on Qatar to in turn increase pressure on Hamas leadership to accept a deal.
The 98th Division's operation in Deir al-Balah, Gaza, served as a strategic diversion to rescue four hostages, leading to an intense multi-force extraction mission.
Four more hostages kidnapped on Oct. 7 were declared dead by the Israeli military - including three older men seen in a Hamas video begging to be released. Monday s announcement heightens pressure on the Israeli government to agree to a U.S. cease-fire proposal that could secure the return of the hostages still held in Gaza and end the eight-month war .