The families of the seven remaining American-Israeli hostages in Gaza lament that their “Thanksgiving tables will have an empty chair again” in a statement calling on their governments to act to secure their loved one’s release, as they ready to mark a second Thanksgiving without them.
“While we are encouraged by this ceasefire deal in Lebanon, we ask ourselves: When will our children, parents, sisters and brothers come home? We cannot allow their chairs at our tables to sit forever empty,” the families say in a joint statement.
“We urge President-elect Trump and his transition team to work together with President Biden and his administration officials to bring seven Americans – Omer Neutra, Edan Alexander, Judi Weinstein, Gad Haggai, Keith Siegel, Sagui Dekel-Chen and Itay Chen – and the additional 94 hostages home now,” they add.
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