Jonathan Dekel-Chen (from left), father of Sagui Dekel-Chen; Ruby Chen, father of Itay Chen; and Ronen Neutra, father of Omer Neutra, speak to reporters in front of the White House in Washington in this Dec. 13, 2023 file photo. They joined other families of Americans taken hostage by Hamas during the Oct. 7, 2023 attacks in Israel. (AP/Evan Vucci)
WASHINGTON -- Saturday will mark the first Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Day recognizing Americans unjustly being held abroad.
Members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives have pushed for establishing such a day to raise awareness about people wrongfully in foreign custody, eventually leading to creating the designation through last...
