Members of Congress meet with family of Americans held hostage by Hamas

Congressman DC Defense District of Columbia Gaza Hagit Chen Hamas House Foreign Affairs Committee House of Representatives IDF Israel Israeli Israeli Defense Forces Israelis Itay Chen Jewish Jews Michael McCaul October 7 Palestine Palestinian Palestinians Rayburn House Office Building Rep. Representative Representatives Republican Ruby Chen Subcommittee on Middle East North Africa and Central Asia TX Texas US USA United States United States Capitol Washington attack attacks civilian civilians complex conflict easy families family hostage hostages hostilities meeting military not occupied relatives representative retaliation revenge roundtable soldiers sophisticated state terror terrorism terrorists war Michael McCaul House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ruby Chen Hagit Chen abducted Israeli-American soldier Itay Chen roundtable families Americans held hostage Hamas October 7 2023 Allison Bailey NurPhoto R-TX parents soldier hostage situation Israel United States Congress foreign relations terrorism military international conflict abduction Middle East political advocacy advocacy for hostages diplomacy security American citizens abroad.