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Biden meets at White House with the families of Americans taken hostage by Hamas

Headline from ABC 7 San Francisco, on the newest of 2 developments

President Joe Biden on Wednesday held his first in-person meeting with the families of some of the eight Americans still unaccounted for and presumed taken captive by Hamas during its deadly Oct. 7 attack on Israel, the White House said.

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  1. Biden to Meet With Families of Americans Held Hostage by Hamas

    Headline from Wall Street Journal ·

  2. Newest

    Biden meets at White House with the families of Americans taken hostage by Hamas

    Headline from ABC 7 San Francisco ·

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  1. NBC News

    Biden extends White House invitation to families of Americans held hostage by Hamas (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Biden has held Zoom meetings with the family members and they have met in person with other administration officials.

  2. Las Vegas Review-Journal

    Biden will meet with families of Americans taken hostage (opens Las Vegas Review-Journal)

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    Las Vegas Review-Journal's feed description

    Seven Americans remain unaccounted for after Hamas’ surprise air, sea and land terrorist attack into Israeli towns.

  3. WSVN Miami

    Biden will meet with families of Americans taken hostage by Hamas on Wednesday at the White House - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WSVN Miami's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday will hold his first in-person meeting with the families of Americans taken hostage by Hamas during its

  4. Washington Times

    Biden to meet with families of Americans taken hostage by Hamas on Wednesday at the White House (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    President Joe Biden on Wednesday will hold his first in-person meeting with the families of Americans taken hostage by Hamas during its brutal attack on Israel on Oct. 7, two White House officials said.

  5. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    Biden to meet with hostage families at White House Wednesday (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    ABC 17 Mid-Missouri's feed description

    By MJ Lee and Michael Williams, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday will meet with families of all eight American hostages abducted by Hamas during the October 7 attack on Israel, a senior administration official told CNN.

  6. New York Times

    Biden Plans to Meet the Families of American Hostages Taken by Hamas (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    President Biden will hold his first in-person meeting with the families at the White House on Wednesday.

  7. Las Vegas Review-Journal

    Biden will meet with families of Americans taken hostage by Hamas (opens Las Vegas Review-Journal)

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    Las Vegas Review-Journal's feed description

    Seven Americans remain unaccounted for after Hamas’ surprise air, sea and land terrorist attack into Israeli towns.

  8. WMUR

    Biden will meet with families of Americans taken hostage by Hamas at the White House (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    President Joe Biden on Wednesday will hold his first in-person meeting with the families of Americans taken hostage by Hamas during its brutal attack on Israel on Oct. 7.

  9. Fox News

    Biden to meet with families of American hostages taken by Hamas (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Biden to meet with American families of hostages taken by Hamas terrorists

  10. Bloomberg

    Biden Will Meet Families of US Hostages Held by Hamas (opens Bloomberg)

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    Bloomberg's feed description

    President Joe Biden will meet relatives of American citizens taken hostage by Hamas during the militant group’s Oct. 7 attack on Israel, as families pressure the administration to do more to free them.

  11. Fox News

    Biden to meet with families of Americans being held hostage by Hamas (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    A White House official tells Fox News that President Biden will meet Wednesday at the White House with family members of Americans taken hostage by Hamas. Meanwhile, the Israel Defense Forces says it has recovered the bodies of two hostages.

  12. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Biden will meet with families of Americans taken hostage by Hamas on Wednesday at the White House | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    KEYT Santa Barbara's feed description

    Biden will meet with families of Americans taken hostage by Hamas on Wednesday at the White House

  13. CBS News

    Biden to meet in-person Wednesday with families of Americans taken hostage by Hamas (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    The event will mark the first time President Biden will meet in-person with the families of Americans who were taken hostage by Hamas.

  14. New York Post

    Biden to meet families of Hamas hostages after Hanukkah controversy (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    President Biden invited family members whose loved ones were presumably taken hostage by Hamas to meet with him in the White House Wednesday.

  15. WHDH Boston

    Biden to meet with hostage families at White House Wednesday - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WHDH Boston's feed description

    Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday will meet with families of American hostages abducted by Hamas during the October 7 attack on Israel, a

  16. ABC 7 San Francisco

    Biden meets at White House with the families of Americans taken hostage by Hamas (opens ABC 7 San Francisco)

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    ABC 7 San Francisco's feed description

    President Joe Biden on Wednesday held his first in-person meeting with the families of some of the eight Americans still unaccounted for and presumed taken captive by Hamas during its deadly Oct. 7 attack on Israel, the White House said.

  17. NBC Chicago

    Biden to meet in person Wednesday with families of Americans taken hostage by Hamas (opens NBC Chicago)

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    NBC Chicago's feed description

    The White House says President Joe Biden will hold his first in-person meeting with the families of eight Americans still unaccounted for and presumed to be taken captive by Hamas during its brutal attack on Israel on Oct. 7.

  18. Al-Monitor

    Biden meets with families of Americans held hostage by Hamas (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Al-Monitor's feed description

    As President Joe Biden meets at the White house with families of those kidnapped by Hamas, his administration keeps its efforts to jump-start negotiations for a new release deal.

  19. Fox26 Houston

    Biden meeting in person Wednesday the families of 8 Americans taken hostage by Hamas (opens Fox26 Houston)

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    Fox26 Houston's feed description

    President Joe Biden is set to meet today with the families of eight Americans presumed to be taken captive by Hamas.

  20. France 24

    Biden meets with families of US hostages held in Gaza (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    Family members of American hostages held by Hamas militants in Gaza said they had a "terrific" meeting Wednesday with US President Joe Biden and were still hoping for a "Christmas miracle."

  21. The Boston Globe

    Families of American hostages in Gaza meet with Biden (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    The closed-door meeting came a day after Biden intensified his criticism of the Israeli prime minister, widening a rift between the two countries over the Israeli military’s conduct of its war against Hamas in the Palestinian enclave.

  22. Green Field Reporter

    Biden to meet in person Wednesday with families of Americans taken hostage by Hamas - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    Green Field Reporter's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday will hold his first in-person meeting with the families of eight Americans still unaccounted for and presumed to be taken captive by Hamas during its brutal attack on Israel on Oct. 7, the White House said.

  23. NBC News

    Biden set to meet with families of Americans held hostage by Hamas (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    The U.S. says eight Americans are still "unaccounted for" since the terrorist attacks on Israel on Oct. 7, including those being held hostage.

  24. WTOP Washington DC

    Biden will meet in person on Wednesday with the families of 8 Americans taken hostage by Hamas (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    WTOP Washington DC's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday will hold his first in-person meeting with the families of eight Americans still unaccounted for and presumed to be taken captive by Hamas during its…

  25. The Washington Free Beacon

    Biden Invites Families of Hostages to White House After Reported Hanukkah Party Snub (opens The Washington Free Beacon)

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    The Washington Free Beacon's feed description

    President Joe Biden will meet Wednesday with relatives of American hostages whom Hamas terrorists captured on Oct. 7, after the White House reportedly denied requests from the families to attend its Hanukkah reception.

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