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1. Israeli ambassador to the United States Michael Herzog reports that United States citizens have been taken hostage by Hamas fighters in the Gaza Strip.
   2023-10-09 02:03:04 (First version)
2. Israeli ambassador to the United States Michael Herzog reports that Americans have been taken hostage by Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip.
   2023-10-09 02:16:50 (Update)
3. Israeli ambassador to the United States Michael Herzog says that Americans have been taken hostage by Hamas in Gaza.
   (Current version)

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