(26 Jun 2025)
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Tel Aviv, Israel – 26 June 2025
1. Zoom from family members of hostages to poster
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Einav Zangauker, mother of hostage Matan Zangauker:
"Mr. President (Trump), sir, as you took the decision to end the war in Iran, I am asking you to take the decision to bring my son back to life from the tunnels. End the Gaza War now."
3. Pan of family members of hostages holding posters of hostages
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Udi Goren, cousin of hostage Tal Haimi:
"We’ve seen what you can do once you set your mind up, and this is the most crucial objective yet to be achieved. Help us bring them all home, not in phases, leaving some behind to rot in the Hamas hell. No, all 50 of them in one go."
5. Close of posters
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Udi Goren, cousin of hostage Tal Haimi:
"We have proven that when the U.S. and Israel work together, there is nothing that can stand in our way, no matter how challenging the enemy. President Trump, please put your foot down, bring all 50 hostages back home, and make the Middle East great again."
7. Wide of Israeli flags with yellow ribbons as a symbol of the call for the return of the hostages
STORYLINE:
The families of Israeli hostages called on U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday to reach a deal for the release of the hostages held by Hamas and to end the war in Gaza.
"We have proven that when the U.S. and Israel work together, there is nothing that can stand in our way, no matter how challenging the enemy," said Udi Goren, the cousin of hostage Tal Haimi. "President Trump, please put your foot down, bring all 50 hostages back home."
The families of hostages have faced a 20-month-long nightmare, trying to advocate for their loved ones’ fates.
With a fragile ceasefire holding between Israel and Iran, Trump has said there has been "great progress" in Gaza ceasefire talks, without elaborating.
Einav Zangauker, mother of hostage Matan Zangauker, made further appeals to the U.S president.
"Mr. President (Trump), Sir, as you took the decision to end the war in Iran… End the Gaza War now", she said.
During their Oct. 7, 2023, attack, Hamas-led militants killed some 1,200 people and took 251 hostages.
Most have been freed in ceasefire deals, but 50 remain captive, less than half of them believed to still be alive.
The war has killed over 56,000 Palestinians, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry, which does not say how many were civilians or combatants. It says more than half of the dead were women and children.
Experts say Israel’s blockade and military campaign have driven the population to the brink of famine.
AP video shot by Paz Bar
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