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WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 05: Chairman of U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) (2nd R) talks to Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) (R) as ranking member Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY) (3rd R) listens during a news conference on the Israel-Hamas war at Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill on December 5, 2023 in Washington, DC. Rep. McCaul and ranking member Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY) held a press conference with the American Jewish Committee (AJC) and several family members of individuals held hostage by Hamas “to highlight the approaching two months mark since their family members were kidnapped.” (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

State Dept: Hamas Blocks Release Of Female Hostages To Conceal Captivity Horrors

According to the State Department, United States officials believe that one of the reasons Hamas is holding on to its surviving female hostages is to keep them from disclosing atrocities they experienced while being held captive.

Hamas' leader in the Gaza Strip Yahya Sinwar speaks during a press conference for Quds (Jerusalem) day in Gaza City on 30 May 2019. The "Quds day" (the day of Jerusalem), a commemoration first initiated by Iran in 1979 to fall on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan expresses support for displaced Palestinians and against the presence of Jewish settlements in Israeli-occupied territories. (Photo by MOHAMMED ABED / AFP) (Photo by MOHAMMED ABED/AFP via Getty Images)

Hamas Leader Says October 7 Was ‘Just A Rehearsal’, More Violence To Come

The leader of the Hamas terrorist group, Yahya Sinwar, warned that the massacre on October 7th was “just a rehearsal” for future strikes on Israel.

TEL AVIV ISRAEL - OCTOBER 25: Soft teddy bears with their eyes covered and showing signs of injury are displayed to highlight the young children and babies currently missing, believed to be being held hostage, by Hamas, on October 25, 2023 in Tel Aviv, Israel. As Israel seems poised to invade the Gaza Strip in its campaign to vanquish Hamas, the Palestinian militant group that launched a deadly attack in southern Israel on October 7th, worries are growing of a wider war with multiple fronts, including at the country's northern border with Lebanon. Countries have scrambled to evacuate their citizens from Israel, and Israel has begun relocating residents some communities on its northern border. Meanwhile, hundreds of thousands of residents of northern Gaza have fled to the southern part of the territory, following Israel's vow to launch a ground invasion. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Israel Assessing Hamas’ Claim That Youngest Hostage And Family Members Have Been Killed

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced that it was evaluating a Hamas claim that the youngest Israeli hostage, 10-month-old Kfir Bibas, as well as his brother and mother were killed during an Israeli airstrike in Gaza.

Hamas and Islamic Jihad fighters accompany a newly released Israeli hostage, held since the Hamas' October 7 attacks, before handing them over to the Red Cross in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip on November 28, 2023. Hamas handed over several hostages to the Red Cross in Gaza, an AFP journalist saw, part of an exchange under the terms of an extended truce in the Israel-Hamas war. The hostages, all women, were handed over by masked and armed fighters to Red Cross officials in Rafah, near the border with Egypt, the journalist said. (Photo by AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)

Girl Rescued From Hamas Emerges From Captivity With Her Dog

Ten hostages were released by Hamas on the first day of the planned two day extended ceasefire. One teenage girl who was released was seen emerging from the darkness with her pet Shih Tzu in hand.

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 10: Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director William Burns testifies before the Senate Intelligence Committee on March 10, 2022 in Washington, DC. The committee held a hearing on worldwide threats. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

CIA Director Meets Israeli and Egyptian Counterparts in Qatar to Discuss Hostage Situation

CIA Director William Burns has traveled to Qatar to meet with intelligence officials in the Middle East to negotiate the release of hostages who are still detained in Gaza since the October 7th attack.

US Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a meeting with civil rights leaders and consumer protection experts to discuss the societal impact of artificial intelligence, in the Eisenhower Executive Office building in Washington, DC, on July 12, 2023. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

VP Harris Pictured With Gas Stove Amid Pending Ban

While conflicts rage in Ukraine and Gaza, the Biden Administration may be waging a war against appliances at home.