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HOSTAGE definition: 1. someone who is taken as a prisoner by an enemy in order to force the other people involved to do…. Learn more.
A hostage is a person seized by an abductor in order to compel another party, one which places a high value on the liberty, well-being and safety of the person seized—such as a relative, employer, law enforcement, or government —to act, or refrain from acting, in a certain way, often under threat of serious physical harm or death to the hostage ...
hostage. noun. hos· tage ˈhä-stij. 1. a. : a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement. b. : a person taken by force to secure the taker's demands. 2. : one that is involuntarily controlled by an outside influence. Examples of hostage in a Sentence.
Nov 20, 2023 · The country’s military said roughly 240 people had been taken hostage during the Hamas attack. Just four have been released; one has been rescued.
Feb 26, 2011 · Over the past several decades India has had to face many difficult hostage situations: from hijacking of passenger airliners to a forest brigand kidnapping a movie superstar in Karnataka.
Oct 14, 2023 · The Hamas fighters who raided southern Israel on October 7 took back into Gaza an estimated 150 Israelis, mostly civilians, including women, children, and the elderly. With an Israeli ground assault imminent, the fate of these hostages, held at multiple locations in Gaza, remains unknown.
Jul 1, 2024 · According to Israel, 251 Israelis and foreigners were taken during the 7 October attacks. Israel gives an official figure of 120 hostages being held in Gaza because it includes four people taken...
Nov 23, 2023 · Twenty-four hostages have been released by Hamas and are now back in Israel. Among them are 13 Israelis, 10 Thais and one Filipino, says Qatar, which has been mediating between Israel and Hamas...
hostage, in war, a person handed over by one of two belligerents to the other or seized as security for the carrying out of an agreement or for preventing violation of the law of war. The practice of taking hostages is very ancient and has been used in cases of conquest, surrender, and armistice.
a person who is captured and held prisoner by a person or group, and who may be injured or killed if people do not do what the person or group is asking. Three children were taken hostage during the bank robbery. He was held hostage for almost a year.
