American families held hostage by Hamas urge Trump to facilitate their release

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MADRID 6 Nov. (EUROPA PRESS) –

Relatives of seven US citizens believed to still be held captive by the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) in the Gaza Strip have called on US President-elect Donald Trump to focus his efforts on securing their release. of the hostages.

“This is an urgent and catastrophic humanitarian crisis, not a partisan issue,” the family members stressed in a joint statement collected by the newspaper ‘The Times of Israel’ in which they urge Republicans and Democrats to promote a “bipartisan coalition of leaders.” brave” to work on this matter.

Finally, the relatives of the Americans held hostage by Hamas in Gaza have stressed that those kidnapped by the Islamist group “cannot wait any longer” and have stressed that their only hope is the pressure of their relatives and the efforts of United States politicians. Joined.

On October 7, 2023, Hamas launched a large-scale attack against Israeli territory in which it killed more than 1,200 people and took another 240 people hostage, of whom it is estimated that around a hundred are still being held in the Gaza Strip. , although it is unknown if they are alive or dead.