Delegation of hostages published by Hamas traveling to DC to meet with Trump’s administrator officials
A group of seven people who are freed from Hamas’s captivity travel to Washington, DC, to meet with US officials.
Eli Sharabi, Doron Steinbrecher, Keith Siegel, Aviva Siegel, Naama Levy, Omer Shem Tov and IAir Horn will meet with officials from Trump administrationAccording to the headquarters of the hostage forum and the missing families.
The published hostages will express gratitude to Trump’s administration for the president’s obligation to bring all the hostage home.
The group will provide first -hand testimony about their experiences in Hamas’ tunnels.
Israeli prisoner Eli Sharabi, who was holding Hamas in Gaza on October 7, 2023, Hamas followed him before Saturday, February 8, 2025, handed over to the Red Cross at the Deir Al-Balah, Central Gazi comic book. (AP)
The delegation will emphasize to government officers for the need for Hamas to require to return all the remaining hostages at one stage.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke with Sharabi on Sunday.
“I deeply appreciate the brave way in which you share your experience, and it is important that you share it with President Trump,” Netanyahu told him. “Our goal is to bring all the hostage home – and for a moment we will not yield.”
Sharabi replied that he was glad he was home and reunited with his family, but emphasized that “the remaining melons, especially those who are still alive, must return home to their families urgently.”
“And of course, hostages, including my brother Yossi, have to go back to the burial in Israel, so their families have a grave to mourn,” Sharabi said.
Keith Siegel, accompanied by his wife Avive (on the left), disembarked from the military helicopter at the Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center on February 1, 2025. (Getty Images)
On Sunday, Israeli officials They announced that they were stopping the entry of all the goods and stocks into Gaza’s belt and warned Hamas that they would face “additional consequences” if he did not accept a new proposal for an extended truce. The Israeli official said that the decision to suspend assistance was made in coordination with Trump’s administration.
The White House supported the move of Israel, saying that the Jewish state “negotiated in good faith from the beginning of this administration to ensure the release of hostages trapped by Hamas terrorists.”
The first phase of Israel-hama stopped fire, which included progress in humanitarian aid, expired on Saturday. The two sides have not yet negotiated the second phase, in which Hamas was invited to release the dozens of the remaining hostages in exchange for Israeli drawing and a permanent truce.
Israeli officials also said on Sunday that they support the proposal for extending the first phase of tribute through Ramadan and Passover, or April 20th. They said the proposal came from the trump of the administration, Steve Witkoff.
US President Donald Trump talks to reporters in the oval office of the White House 3 February 2025. In Washington, DC (Getty Images)
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According to that agreement, Hamas would leave half the hostages on the first day, and the rest when an agreement on a permanent tribute is reached, according to the Netanyahua office.
In the first phase of the tribute, Hamas released 25 of Israel, and the remains of eight others in exchange for almost 2,000 Palestinians closed by Israel. The Israelis also withdrew forces from most gauze and enabled the buning of humanitarian aid to enter the region.
The war began when Hamas started a Surprised attack Against Israel on October 7, 2023, killing approximately 1,200 people and abducting more than 251. Hamas still has 59 hostages, 32 of whom believe they are dead.
Israeli’s offensive in Gaza, in response to Hamas’s attack, killed more than 48,000 Palestinians, according to the Ministry of Health of the HAMAS Government. It does not determine how many dead were terrorists or civilians.
Associated Press contributed to this report.
