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Tuesday, September 23, 2025
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Tuesday, September 23, 2025
After UN speech, families call on Trump to demand Israel negotiate deal to end war, free hostages
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Demonstrators march outside Jerusalem's Old City as they call for an end to the war in Gaza and the release of hostages held by Hamas, on September 20, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
The Hostages and Missing Families Forum calls on US President Donald Trump to demand that Israel negotiate an end to the war in Gaza in exchange for the return of their captive loved ones, after the commander-in-chief’s speech at the UN General Assembly.
The families applaud Trump for his “determination” to bring Israel and Hamas back to talks.
“Time is running out. The time has come for actions, for a comprehensive agreement on the return of all 48 hostages and the end to the war in Gaza,” the families say in a statement.
“We call on Trump to demand Israel’s return to negotiations on the basis of known principles of the return of all hostages and the end of the war,” the statement reads.
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