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Budd, Tillis among senators urging Qatar to pressure Hamas to release hostages

North Carolina Republican U.S. Sens. Ted Budd and Thom Tillis joined a bipartisan contingent of senators on Friday urging Qatar to step up the pressure in negotiations with Hamas for the release of 134 hostages, including 8 Americans, with one of them being Chapel Hill native Keith Siegel.

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Budd sees atrocities of the Israel-Hamas war firsthand

U.S. Sen. Ted Budd, R-NC, got a firsthand look at the devastation left by Hamas terrorists during the Oct. 7 massacre at Kibbutz Nir Oz in Israel, along with a bipartisan, bicameral congressional delegation (CODEL) to the Middle East this weekend.

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Woman with North Carolina ties is among hostages released by Hamas terrorists

Adrienne "Aviva" Siegel, an American citizen with ties to North Carolina is among seventeen more hostages released by the militant group Hamas on Sunday. The announcement came from Senator Ted Budd, R-NC, who played a role in negotiating her release. Siegel's husband, Chapel Hill native Keith Seigel, 64, remains a hostage in Gaza.

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