{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://mariodiazbalart.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/englishespanol-congressional-latino-jewish-caucus-leaders-meet-families", "English/Espa\u00f1ol: Congressional Latino-Jewish Caucus Leaders Meet with Families of Remaining Hostages held by Hamas", "2023-12-05", "2023", "2023-12", "Republican", "House", "FL", "Mario Diaz-Balart", "D000600", "mariodiazbalart.house.gov", "mariodiazbalart", "https://mariodiazbalart.house.gov/media-center/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C.\u2013 Today,Co-Chairs of the bipartisan Congressional Latino-Jewish Caucus Representatives Mario D\u00edaz-Balart(R-FL),Debbie Wasserman Shultz (D-FL),Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), andTony Gonzales (R-TX), issued the following statement after meeting with families and friends of hostages who remain held captive by Hamas:\n\n\u201cToday, as co-chairs of the bipartisan Congressional Latino-Jewish Caucus, we had the solemn opportunity to meet with families and friends of hostages held in Gaza, many who are dual citizens from Argentina, Colombia, and other Latin American countries, and who are still being held by Hamas terrorists,\"said the Members. \"We were appalled by the horrific stories of October 7 that we heard from the group and the mistreatment suffered by those kidnapped. As Members of Congress, we stand in bipartisan and unwavering solidarity with the hostages and call for their immediate release. With the rise of antisemitism and hate crimes globally, terrorism, sexual violence against women, and over a hundred hostages still held in Gaza, the work to combat these evils is even more urgent. We remain resolved in our commitment to continue our collective efforts to work toward the return and reunification of the hostages with their families.\"\n\nBelow is the list of the hostages whose families and friends attended the meeting:\n\nOmri Miran (46), Israeli-Hungarian dual citizen\n\nElkana Bohbot (34), Israeli-Colombian dual citizen\n\nTal Shoham (30), Israeli-Austrian dual citizen\n\nAlexander (Sasha) Troponov (27), Israeli-Russian dual citizen\n\nSagui Dekel-Chen (35), Israeli-American dual citizen\n\nEitan Horan (37) and Yair Horan (45), Israeli Argentinian dual citizens\n\n###\n\nWASHINGTON, D.C.\u2013 Hoy los Copresidentes del Comit\u00e9 Parlamentario Latino-Jud\u00edo del CongresoMario D\u00edaz-Balart (R-FL),Debbie Wasserman Schultz(D-FL),Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), yTony Gonzales (R-TX), emitieron la siguiente declaraci\u00f3n despu\u00e9s de reunirse con las familias y amigos de los rehenes que siguen siendo cautivos de Hamas:\n\n\"Hoy, como copresidentes del Caucus Latino-Judio de la C\u00e1mara de Representantes bipartidista, tuvimos la solemne oportunidad de reunirnos con familias y amigos de rehenes detenidos en Gaza, muchos de los cuales son ciudadanos duales de Argentina, Colombia, y otros pa\u00edses latinoamericanos, y que a\u00fan son retenidos por terroristas de Hamas\",dijeron los miembros. \"Nos horrorizaron las historias horrendas de 7 de octubre que escuchamos del grupo y el maltrato sufrido por quienes fueron secuestrados. Como miembros del Congreso, nos mantenemos en solidaridad bipartidista e inquebrantable con los rehenes y exigimos su liberaci\u00f3n inmediata. Con el aumento del antisemitismo y los cr\u00edmenes de odio a nivel mundial, el terrorismo, la violencia sexual contra las mujeres y m\u00e1s de cien rehenes a\u00fan detenidos en Gaza, el trabajo para combatir estos males es a\u00fan mas urgente. Permanecemos firmes en nuestro compromiso de continuar nuestro trabajo colectivo para lograr el retorno y la reunificaci\u00f3n de los rehenes con sus familias.\"\n\nA continuaci\u00f3n se presenta la lista de los rehenes cuyas familias y amigos asistieron a la reuni\u00f3n:\n\nOmri Miran (46), ciudadano de doble ciudadania israel\u00ed-h\u00fangaro\n\nElkana Bohbot (34), ciudadano de doble ciudadania israel\u00ed-colombiano\n\nTal Shoham (30), ciudadano de doble ciudadania israel\u00ed-austriaco\n\nAlexander (Sasha) Troponov (27), ciudadano de doble ciudadania israel\u00ed-russo\n\nSagui Dekel-Chen (35), ciudadano de doble ciudadania israel\u00ed-americano\n\nEitan Horan (37) and Yair Horan (45), ciudadanos de doble ciudadania israel\u00ed-argentinos", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:14:16Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://mariodiazbalart.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/englishespanol-congressional-latino-jewish-caucus-leaders-meet-families"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.7808820120990276, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}