Israeli Hostage Families Call On Netanyahu to Delay Congress Speech Until a Deal Is Signed

Israeli hostages families in a statement has said that, ‘for 9 months, 120 innocent men, women, children, and elderly have been held captive in Gaza by Hamas. These hostages endure unimaginable horrors daily. Every moment in captivity is a risk to their lives and well-being.

We are tormented each day by nightmares of sexual, psychological, and physical violence, as well as possible forced pregnancies, said the families.

We implore Prime Minister Netanyahu to prioritize finalizing a hostage release deal before traveling to the US and addressing Congress. He has the freedom to travel wherever he wants, these hostages can’t. We thank the U.S. government for its ongoing support in efforts to achieve the deal and release all hostages.

A speech without concrete action to seal the deal and bring our loved ones home is premature and misses the mark of this war’s top priority – The return of all the hostages. The proposed deal, widely supported internationally, offers a tangible path to releasing ALL 120 hostages – the living for rehabilitation and the murdered for proper burial.

Time is of the essence. Focus on action, not words – Seal the deal and bring them home before it’s too late, urged hostages nears and dear ones.