How the US is Assiduously trying rescue American Hostages held in Gaza.

Earlier this year, U.S. and Qatari officials met in Doha to simulate a hostage situation. The exercise was fast-moving and hazardous: Islamic State militants in Somalia had seized four aid workers, two Americans and two Qataris which very alarming.

One of the Americans was gravely and badly injured, and the group had to decide whether to attempt a rescue before any further Mayharm.

No one in the room knew that within months, they would be grappling with a far larger crisis in real life than could ever imagine.