7 Americans Still Hostage, Hurricane Aftermath, Bible Sales Up | Dec. 23

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🗓️ 23 December 2024

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Description: On today’s Top News in 10, we cover: Over 14 months after Hamas attacked Israel, seven U.S. citizens remain hostage in Gaza. Todd Lamphere is the Senior Vice President of nonprofit CityServe, explains ongoing cleanup efforts following Hurricane Helene. Bible sales increased in 2024. Links From Today’s Show: Keep Up With The Daily Signal Sign up for our email newsletters: https://www.dailysignal.com/email Subscribe to our other shows: The Tony Kinnett Cast: https://www.dailysignal.com/the-tony-kinnett-cast Problematic Women: https://www.dailysignal.com/problematic-women The Signal Sitdown: https://www.dailysignal.com/the-signal-sitdown Follow The Daily Signal: X: https://x.com/DailySignal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedailysignal/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDailySignalNews/ Truth Social: https://truthsocial.com/@DailySignal YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/DailySignal Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/TheDailySignal Thanks for making The Daily Signal Podcast your trusted source for the day’s top news. Subscribe on your favorite podcast platform and never miss an episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	With Christmas, a handful of days away, the daughter of two Israeli-American hostages is asking Americans for prayer.
0:07.7	I'm Virginia Allen, and this is The Daily Signal's Top News in 10 for Monday, December 23rd.
0:19.3	A quick announcement first before we begin today's show.
0:23.2	This is going to be our final top news in 10 for 2024, but we will be back on January 2nd.
0:30.0	But don't worry, we are still going to have lots of content coming your way over the next two weeks here from your favorite podcast.
0:37.3	You can catch our interview editions on the weekends and we'll also be released. coming your way over the next two weeks here from your favorite podcast.
0:42.5	You can catch our interview editions on the weekends and we'll also be releasing a bonus episode on Thursday.
0:44.1	But let's go ahead and get to Top News in 10.
0:48.4	It has been 14 and a half months since Hamas terrorists attacked Israel, killing 1,200 people and taking another
0:56.3	about 250 hostage. Today, there are seven U.S. citizens who remain hostage in Gaza, 36-year-old
1:04.7	Sagi Del Chen, 20-year-old Eidon Alexander, and 65-year-old Keith Segal. They are believed to be alive in Gaza, the bodies of four other Americans, Omar Nutra, Itte
1:16.5	Chen, Judy Weinstein-Hagai, and Gad-Hagai are also believed to be being held in Gaza.
1:23.8	Last week, I had the opportunity to speak with the daughter of Gad and Judy Higai.
1:29.6	Her name is Iris Weinstein Higai.
1:32.1	And she told me that it's been really difficult to begin that grieving process while the remains of her parents are still in Gaza.
1:39.9	But she told me that she's also been encouraged just recently by President-elect Donald Trump's
1:46.0	statement that he made at the beginning of December on true social.
1:50.1	You might remember that on December 2nd, Trump wrote on true social that there will be all
1:55.8	hell to pay in the Middle East and for those in charge who perpetrate these atrocities against humanity
2:02.2	if the hostages are not released by January 20th, the day that President Trump is sworn into office.
2:09.1	Higai told me that she believes that many lives would have been saved if world leaders
2:14.2	would have simply made strong statements like this one on October 8th of
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