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Keith Siegel publishes US Israeli-Geisel, who sends Trump 'urgent' message to facilitate the publication of all remaining hostages

Keith Siegel, a double American-Israelian citizen and a former hostage that was released at the beginning of this month, asked US President Donald Trump to make the return of the remaining hostages of the Hamas terrorists in Gaza more facilitated.

“I wanted to say once again how urgent it is to bring all hostages from Gaza and at home to their families,” Siegel said in a video message to the American president. He also thanked Trump for all his efforts in the name of the hostages and their families.

“You have done so much so far, and we all ask you to continue your efforts and use your ability to enable more progress in hostage exchange transactions.”

In his video message, Siegel emphasized the enormous destruction that the Hamas terrorists had inflicted in his home community of Kfar Aza during the terrorist attack of October 7.

“I am now in front of a house in Kfar Aza, the Kibbutz, where I live,” said Siegel. “You can see the enormous destruction that Hamas made to Kibbutz Kfar Aza on October 7th. It is difficult to understand what I see today. ”

Trump released Siegel's video contribution on Saturday evening on his social media platform Truth Social, Truth Social.



Siegel (65) originally comes from Chapell Hill, North Carolina, but moved to Israel in 1980, where he became an occupational therapist.

On October 7, 2023, Siegel and his wife Aviva were kidnapped from their house in Kfar Aza, a rural community near the border between Gaza. Aviva was published in November 2023 during the first hostage agreement.

In April 2024, Hamas published a propaganda video with seal And colleagues Omi Miran. At that time, Siegel and Miran were forced to address their families and the Israeli government in prescribed statements by Hamas Terror Group and to maximize psychological terror.

Last month, all editor -in -chief of Israel News, Joel Rosenberg, spoke to Aviva Siegel about the Rosenberg report Before the release of her husband from captivity in Gaza.

“What was the last thing you said about Keith? How was the moment? “Rosenberg asked.

“I saw him lying on a dirty, dirty mattress and looking into the ceiling. He looked sad because it was the first time that we were separated in different rooms, ”said Aviva Siegel. “I put down and said to him:” You are strong for me and I will be strong for you, “she said.

Before his publication at the beginning of this month, the Hamas Keith Siegel forced his kidnappers to write a “thank -you letter”.

“The terrorists of Hamas who held Keith forced him to write a detailed thank you letter to them. This is one of many examples of the cruel and cynical behavior of Hamas and the urgency to return all hostages to Israel ” specified.

In the thank you said: “My guards during this time have maintained all my needs, food and drinks, medicine, vitamins, eye drops, a blood pressure monitor and much more. You also made sure that I got a doctor examination when I felt uncomfortable for a long time. They made sure that I had food that met my health needs.