Lawmakers call on Rubio to intervene in case of US citizen detained by Israel

Lawmakers call on Rubio to intervene in case of US citizen detained by Israel Submitted by Yasmine El-Sabawi on Wed, 08/26/2026 - 18:30 Sama Safi is more likely to be forced into a plea deal than see Washington secure her release, relative tells Middle East Eye Sama Safi, a US student at Birzeit University in the occupied West Bank, is pictured in a photo uploaded to her Facebook profile on 22 October 2024. Off More than 40 US lawmakers have signed a letter urging Secretary of State Marco Rubio to intervene in the