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50 House members urge Trump to prioritize freeing U.S. hostages
‘We urge you to avail yourself of all available options and diplomatic channels to achieve a deal for their release,’ the lawmakers wrote
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A bipartisan group of 50 House members wrote to President Donald Trump on Friday urging him to “prioritize the release of the five Americans” who remain hostage in Gaza. One of those hostages, Edan Alexander, is believed to be...