Posted on 09/03/25
| News Source: Arutz-7
US President Donald Trump spoke out on Wednesday about the Israeli hostages being held by the Hamas terrorist organization.
In a post on Truth Social, the President called on the terrorist organization to release all 20 living Israeli hostages in one wave and promised that the war would end if it did so.
"Tell Hamas to immediately give back all 20 Hostages (Not two or five or seven!), and things will change rapidly. It will end!" Trump wrote.
The Hostages Families Forum responded to the President's post: "President Trump, you have shown your commitment to us through the darkest times, but we respectfully wish to make it clear: this nightmare cannot end for our nation until ALL 48 hostages are accounted for - both those who survived and those who were brutally murdered during these 700 days of hell.
"President Trump, uphold your promise to us, which you made multiple times - bring all 48 hostages home and end this war. Our loved ones, held by Hamas terrorists, are counting on your leadership to bring them home now. The living and deceased have all run out of time. This is your moment to fulfill your most sacred promise," the forum added.
British Foreign Secretary David Lammy made similar calls on Wednesday, after meeting with family members of Israeli hostages being held in Gaza.
"The families of the Gaza hostages have shown incredible strength and bravery throughout their horrific ordeal. My meeting with them yesterday, including Moshe Or, whose brother Avanitan is still held in captivity, was deeply moving," Lammy wrote in a post on X.
In a second post, he added: "Hamas must immediately release all hostages. We will continue working with international partners for an immediate ceasefire and a lasting peace."