Hostage families praise Trump on Capitol Hill, call to free remaining captives

"Among them, six Americans. Six Americans that need to come home," father of deceased American hostage Omer Neutra said. "All the hostages need to come home."

Ilana Gritzewsky, Moshe Lavi, Daniel Lifshitz, Gal Dalal and Ilay David attend a House Foreign Affairs Committee roundtable discussion with family members of hostages held in Gaza, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 12, 2025.

Ilana Gritzewsky, Moshe Lavi, Daniel Lifshitz, Gal Dalal and Ilay David attend a House Foreign Affairs Committee roundtable discussion with family members of hostages held in Gaza, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 12, 2025.

(photo credit: REUTERS/Nathan Howard)

ByHANNAH SARISOHN

FEBRUARY 12, 2025 19:37

Updated: FEBRUARY 12, 2025 21:58

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