Families of hostages

Maureen Groppe6min

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All right and

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your loved ones live again the father 35 year old father was abducted from heroes on October 7. Lead today President by other people from the administration. It was a terrific conversation. I think all came away feeling that families of hostages of American Israeli future out of 138 which is believing that could have no better friend in Washington or in the White House, and President Biden himself.

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Francis today called for immediate release all the hospitals. They believe the Vatican can help bring your loved ones home.

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I'll add Eilis for Shep Talia and we are blessed because she family after she was a hostage for 30 days and witness both of her parents were murdered on October 7, what I can tell you is that Abigail is a miracle. She is a light in this very dark time and metaphorically a lot of our families that are here today we are all one big family hoping to get all of these equal sons and fathers and mothers out that we are here because the President and his team have been bringing out white and Abigail who has a four year old is a symbol of that light. And as we come to the Christmas holiday, I hope that the code continues to speak, and others around the world not only pray, but pray for us, pray for our families. pray for our leaders pray for the President. And that the Pope and all that he can do is to push. We love a Christmas miracle. We would love all of our loved ones to come back and be with us for Christmas. So when you talk about the Pope, our hope is that he and others like himself will influence these people in the Middle East. That are all actors in this part of getting these hostages out. And that is all of our hope for a Christmas miracle. He's talking about what kind of communication

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you guys have been getting in the game updates on a daily basis, what kinds of notifications we're getting from the White House and thank you of course for talking with us. Well, I could say this set since they are cheap after the massacre. On October 7 in the mass prosecute shaken by all the representatives of the United States government, the embassy and Israel state department secretary Lincoln and within just a few short days, President Biden was on a video call with us. And since that time, we've been in frequent and very transparent contact with administration officials and we've also really benefited I think most importantly, our sons, daughters, fathers, sisters brothers. Others have also really seen how, in a very divided time and members of Congress, members of the Senate, from wall to wall showed solidarity with us. Do you think the President is doing enough to get the hostages back President able to share anything about wherever you are. We're gonna keep the content of the conversation private. And it was a private meeting representatives of families still among family, or to other families whose loved ones have been released already. But we are going to keep the private numbers. We're gonna bring them home with you believe, obviously the world

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sees ceasefire. What specifically are you requesting to us going forward to secure the release of your loved ones and as it relates to the desire for another ceasefire right now, is there any more information that you learn about the potential that that could happen anytime soon? Well as I said before, we're going to keep the private conversations private before we do know, do know that the US administration from the previous round of negotiations and hospitals in the US administration is committed to getting the hostages out eight Americans will remain there. And the other nearly 130 We have no doubt about that. Today's today's meeting with President Biden and Secretary Blinken reinforced that they are willing and ready to do all that they possibly can. By any number of means to get the hostages Did they say

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