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The Israeli hostage crisis lasted 843 days.
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Jordana Miller, ABC News, 26 Jan. 2026
Advertisement The reason for the hostage crisis The movie captures Kiritsis’s fury.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 9 Jan. 2026
This time, the hostage crisis unfolds on an underground train, not in the air.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 1 Jan. 2026
In Empire City, when a hostage crisis erupts inside New York’s landmark Clybourn Building, firefighter Rhett (Butler), his squad, and his NYPD wife Dani (Atwell) must fight and navigate their way through the building to rescue the captives.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2025
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Jordana Miller, ABC News, 26 Jan. 2026
Advertisement The reason for the hostage crisis The movie captures Kiritsis’s fury.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 9 Jan. 2026
This time, the hostage crisis unfolds on an underground train, not in the air.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 1 Jan. 2026
In Empire City, when a hostage crisis erupts inside New York’s landmark Clybourn Building, firefighter Rhett (Butler), his squad, and his NYPD wife Dani (Atwell) must fight and navigate their way through the building to rescue the captives.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2025
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“Hostage crisis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hostage%20crisis. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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