Hostages and Missing Families Forum
In addition to hostage families, former Hamas captives Keith Siegel and Yelena Trupanob participated in the solemn pre-holiday Selichot gathering.
The Golberg-Polin family called on the public to “do something during these 24 hours to make our complicated world a bit better.”
“These are the same people who weakened Israel then and are trying to do so again today,” the national security minister said.
Families of hostages in Gaza said in a letter that the change will serve as a stark reminder of the “paramount duty” to return the captives home.
“With what authority, and by what right, do you wish to intervene in the discretion of the government of Israel in conducting the war in Gaza?” the Justice Minister asked.
After meeting freed hostages and families of hostages still in captivity, a delegation of Holocaust survivors urges immediate action.
The propaganda proves that the terrorist organization does not intend to agree to a hostage deal, said Benjamin Netanyahu.
The U.K.'s announced intention to recognize such a state is “not diplomacy—it is a moral failure,” said the British-Israeli dual citizen, who was a Hamas captive for 471 days.
Israeli forces recovered the remains of Ofra Keidar, Yonatan Samerano and Staff Sgt. Shay Levinson, all of whom were killed on Oct. 7, 2023.
The Sameranos urged unity and renewed efforts to bring home the remaining hostages.
The families are demanding clarification regarding U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim that three more hostages have recently died.
“Through unfathomable anguish and heartbreak, these families have become the conscience of the world,” the letter to the Nobel Committee stated.
