In video to Trump, 6 ex-hostages and widow of slain captive warn new Gaza plan endangers abductees

In an English-language video, six former hostages and the widow of a hostage murdered in captivity urge US President Donald Trump to bring about the end of the war in the Strip, warning him that Israel’s new plans to greatly expand the offensive put the remaining captives at risk.

The former captives are Naama Levy, Ohad Ben Ami, Doron Steinbrecher, Sasha Troufanov, Arbel Yehoud and Iair Horn, in addition to Michal Lubanov, the wife of Alex Lubanov, who was kidnapped alive and murdered by his captors in August 2024, with his body returned to Israel days later.

”President Trump, you have the power to make history, to be the 'President of Peace' who ended the war, ended the suffering, and brought every hostage home.”

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— Bring Them Home Now (@bringhomenow) August 14, 2025