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Congress holds candlelight vigil for Israeli hostages

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) delivers remarks at a candlelight for Israeli hostages at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, on January 17, 2023. The vigil marks the 103rd day of the war in Gaza. Roughly 130 hostages remain in Gaza after 105 were released at the end of November in exchange for 240 Palestinians. Johnson repeated the unsubstatiated claim that Israeli babies were beheaded October 7, and made no mention of the more than 24,000 Palestinians who have been killed by Israeli military action since the Hamas attacks, or the roughly 7,000 Palestinians held by Israel. (Photo by Allison Bailey/NurPhoto)

Photo ID	#10921077
Date Taken	17 January 2024
Location	N/A
Photographer	Allison Bailey/NurPhoto
Category	Politics
Copyright	© 2026 NurPhoto - Allison Bailey/NurPhoto

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