Only two American have been allowed to leave Hamas-controlled Gaza since the October 7 attack that saw 1,400 Israelis and 33 Americans killed.
The United States has jurisdiction over the taking of hostages outside the United States if the perpetrator or a hostage is a United States national, if the perpetrator is found in the United States regardless of his nationality, or if the United States is the Government coerced by the hostage taker.
It is not an offense under this section if the conduct required for the offense occurred outside the United States unless- the offender or the person seized or detained is a national of the United States; the offender is found in the United States; or the governmental organization sought to be compelled is the Government of the United States.
It is not an offense under this section if the conduct required for the offense occurred inside the United States, each alleged offender and each person seized or detained are nationals of the United States, and each alleged offender is found in the United States, unless the governmental organization sought to be compelled is the Government of the United States.
1300.) Secretary of State Antony Blinken said at a Senate hearing Tuesday that about 400 Americans were trapped in Gaza by Hamas.
State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller signaled during a Tuesday afternoon press conference that the administration might be close to securing safe passage through the Rafah crossing into Egypt for the American citizens trapped in Gaza, saying negotiators "Have made good progress on this even in the past few hours" - but stopping just short of making any announcement.
Kirby acknowledged several hundred Americans were nit being allowed to leave Gaza by Hamas and that "Less than ten" Americans were being formally held hostage.
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