Former Hamas hostages urge Netanyahu and Trump to secure release of remaining captives

Former Hamas hostages call Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Donald Trump And a special envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff to move quickly to release the remaining hostages, even if it means stopping military operations.

Following the release of American Israeli Edan Alexander earlier this week, 65 survivors of Hamas captivity called NetanyahuTrump and Witkoff to take advantage of a moment and “don’t let this historic momentum stop.”

President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meet at the White House in Washington, DC, February 4, 2025. (Reuters/Elizabeth France)

“We believe that the Israeli government is now facing a true opportunity to return to the negotiating table. We invite all those involved in this procedure: do not walk until it signs a comprehensive contract,” the letter said.

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October 7, 2023. Hamas took 251 hostages, 12 of whom were US nationals. Keith Siegel, Edan Alexander and Sagui Dekel-CHen were released alive. The body of Hersh Goldberg-Polina was drawn from Gaza in August 2023. Hamas still holds the remains of more Americans who were confirmed dead: Omer Neutra, Itay Chen, Judith Weinstein Haggai and Gadi Haggai.

The supporters of Israeli have held on as hostage in the Gaza Gaza belt 2023. Pirates and flags during the meeting call for exchange with Palestinian Hamas Group to return the remaining prisoners to Jerusalem on February 11, 2025. (Menahem Kahanna/AFP via Getty Images)

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Siegel is among the former hostages that signed the letter. He had previously thanked Trump for securing the release, even deserved the president for being alive. He is now joining to other former Hamas prisoners seeking freedom to those who remain in Gaza, “no matter what citizenship they hold.”

President Donald Trump meets with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman on Saudi Royal Court on May 13, 2025 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

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While he was in Middle East In the days after Alexander released, Trump worked on the conclusion of the contract for the US, many of which could benefit Israel, although the latest contract of the contract is unrelated to the remaining hostages.

The president asked Syria to join Abraham’s agreements and normalize ties with Israel in exchange for relief of sanctions. In addition, Trump said Damascus would have to deport the “Palestinian terrorists”, to help the USA prevent the restoration of ISIS -A and assumes charges of the ISIS detention center in northeast Syria.

Netanyahu’s office refused to comment on the letter. The White House did not respond to the Fox News Digital request for comment on the post to publish.

Fox News Digital, Bradford Betz, contributed to this report.