Jan 15, 2025 · U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) issued the following statement after the Biden Administration announced that Israel and Hamas had reached a ceasefire deal that will see the release of hostages.

10 hours ago · Hamas released three Israeli and five Thai hostages after more than a year in captivity. In northern Gaza, an Israeli soldier was released during a relatively smooth and highly choreographed ceremony.

Jan 15, 2025 · WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, issued the following statement after the Biden Administration announced a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas that includes the release of the thirty-three hostages, including Americans that were kidnapped and held ...

Jan 15, 2025 · WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement on the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas. “This ceasefire is very welcome news, and I suspect it is no accident that it has finally come as a result of the involvement of President Trump’s team.

Dec 14, 2023 · (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), senior member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees, is leading a bipartisan resolution with U.S. Senators Katie Britt (R-AL), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Deb Fischer (R-NE) to condemn Hamas for using sexual and gender-based violence as a weapon of war against ...

Washington (January 15, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement after Israel and Hamas agreed to a cease-fire deal. “I welcome the great news of a cease-fire and hostage deal between Israel and Hamas. This is a moment of hope and peace after more than a year of despair for the Israeli and American hostages ...

Jan 23, 2025 · – On Tuesday, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) took to the floor of the Senate to celebrate the deal reached between Israel and Hamas to begin releasing the hostages that have been held captive by Hamas since October 7, 2023.

Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vt., speaking at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, May 11, 2023. ... Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7, 2023 killing more than 1,200 people and abducting more than 250 hostages. In response, Israeli forces killed more than 46,000 Palestinians, and the U.N. estimates nearly two-thirds ...

Jan 15, 2025 · Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, which will finally bring the hostages home, reduce violence in Gaza, and protect innocent civilians.

– Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, released the following statement on the announcement that Israel and Hamas have struck a deal for a ceasefire and the release of hostages being held in Gaza.