Families of Israeli hostages still in Gaza call on Trump, Biden to work together

“We anticipation Biden and Trump enactment unneurotic present to get the hostages back, earlier the wintertime … it has been truthful pugnacious for them, they cannot beryllium expected to hold different winter,” said Sharon Lifshitz.

Lifshitz’s mother, Yocheved, was freed successful October past twelvemonth portion her father, Oded, is inactive captive. “This is not astir the near and right, each radical should travel together,” she said.

Norberto Louis Har, who was freed successful February by the Israeli equipped forces, told reporters helium did not attraction astir the governmental camps but lone that those inactive held were released.

The Vatican said that immoderate of the participants successful the gathering with Pope Francis showed him posters with photos of their relatives, which besides included their names and ages.

“The pope has been precise benignant to america … helium has promised to proceed commune for our people, to proceed to commune for each and everyone of the hostages,” Lifshitz said.

So far, 117 hostages person returned location alive, including 4 released astatine the commencement of the war. Thirty-seven person been dead. That leaves 101 hostages inactive successful Gaza by Israeli tallies, astatine slightest fractional of whom Israeli authorities judge are inactive alive.