Last U.S. citizen held by Hamas finally returned home after 15 months in captivity

Body of final US hostage Itay Chen, held by Hamas terrorists, brought home after 2 years in captivity

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The body of the last U.S. citizen held by Hamas, Staff Sergeant Itay Chen, a 19-year-old dual U.S.–Israeli citizen, has been returned from Gaza for burial, the Israel Defense Forces confirmed Monday. Seven more hostages’ bodies remain in Gaza. “Following the completion of the identification process by…

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Trump admin pressures Lebanon to disarm Hezbollah as envoy calls nation ‘failed state’

Trump admin pressures Lebanon to disarm Hezbollah as envoy calls nation ‘failed state’

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Trump administration is ramping up pressure on the Lebanese government to disarm the Iran-backed terrorist movement, with one senior U.S. official terming Lebanon a “failed state” for its inaction. U.S. Ambassador to Turkey Thomas Barrack, who also serves as envoy to Syria, said Saturday in Bahrain that Lebanon…

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War Department escalates campaign against narco-terror at sea with 15th strike: ‘They will not succeed’

War Department escalates campaign against narco-terror at sea with 15th strike: ‘They will not succeed’

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The U.S. military has launched another strike on what it calls a narco-terror vessel in the Caribbean, War Secretary Pete Hegseth said Saturday, underscoring a widening campaign against drug-linked militants. The attack killed three suspected smugglers, Hegseth said, adding that it was carried out “at the direction…

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Rubio slams Hamas after video shows suspected operatives looting Gaza aid truck: ‘They’re the impediment’

Rubio slams Hamas after video shows suspected operatives looting Gaza aid truck: ‘They’re the impediment’

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Secretary of State Marco Rubio blasted Hamas on Saturday after a U.S. military drone video surfaced showing suspected operatives of the terror group looting a truck carrying humanitarian aid bound for civilians in Gaza. The video, released by U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), shows suspected Hamas operatives attacking…

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Trump designates Nigeria as ‘country of particular concern’ over widespread Christian persecution, killings

Trump designates Nigeria as ‘country of particular concern’ over widespread Christian persecution, killings

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Trump announced Friday that he is designating Nigeria as a “country of particular concern,” citing the widespread killings of Christians in the West African country. “Christianity is facing an existential threat in Nigeria,” Trump posted to Truth Social. “Thousands of Christians are being killed. Radical Islamists…

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Pakistan threatens to ‘obliterate’ Taliban after peace talks fall apart

Pakistan threatens to ‘obliterate’ Taliban after peace talks fall apart

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Pakistan’s defense minister on Wednesday threatened to “obliterate” the Taliban, which controls neighboring Afghanistan, after negotiations toward lasting peace between the two sides failed. Peace talks wrapped up in Istanbul, Turkey, without a “workable solution,” according to Pakistan Information Minister Attaullah Tarar, which comes after deadly clashes…

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