Israel Legislative Caucus House Co-Chairs Phillip Ensler and David Faulkner are praising President Donald Trump’s Gaza Peace plan and the release of remaining hostages that were taken by Hamas on October 7, 2023.
“Baruch Hashem — thank God — that the remaining living hostages taken over two years ago by the terrorist group Hamas are safely back home in Israel,” the lawmakers said in a statement. “We pray for a refuah shlema — a healing of body and spirit — as they return to life outside of the horrors of captivity and recover from physical and psychological torture.”
All twenty of the remaining living hostages of the terrorists in Gaza were released and reunited with their families and friends in Israel on Monday.
“Our hearts are heavy, though as the remains of other hostages who were murdered are to be returned in coffins or claimed by Hamas to be missing,” the lawmakers continued. “They, too, should all be brought home. May their memories be for a blessing and may their families be comforted as they continue to endure the anguish of losing a loved one under such horrific circumstances.”
Trump visited Israel and spoke in front of the country’s Parliament, as well on Monday, before flying to Egypt to sign the official Gaza peace plan that includes a cease-fire deal between Hamas and Israel.
“Is it now incumbent on Hamas terrorists — just like the Nazis did — to disarm and allow a new governing body committed to peaceful coexistence to take place for the terms of the ceasefire to hold and long-term peace to sustain,” the lawmakers argued. “While there is still much work left to ensure a lasting peace, at least for this moment, we can exhale and rejoice that the living hostages are reunited with their loved ones.”
The peace plan calls for an immediate cease-fire, an exchange of all the hostages still in Gaza, a staged withdrawal of the Israeli army from Gaza, the disarmament of Hamas, and the creation of a transitional government led by an international body.
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