The American Israeli, who was captured by Hamas, said the US President Donald Trump had the power to secure the remaining hostages and end the war.
Keith Siegel, 66 years old, was kidnapped by Kibutz KFAR Aza on October 7, 2023, during the Hamas -led attack on Israel.
He was held with his wife Aviva for 51 days and was released during the previous ceasefire.
Sigel was talking on Monday evening before the meeting between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Trump.
In an interview in Tel Aviv, he thanked Trump for securing his release, and the president said he could now do the same thing for the other 50 hostages.
“I think he has a lot of power, strength and ability to be agreed, sign up, regain all hostages, and put pressure on people who need to pressure it to end the war,” he said.
Trump hopes to agree with a new ceasefire and hostage disclosure agreement this week, but there is still a big difference between Israel and Hamas.
According to Palestinian officials, the two sides resumed indirect dialogue in Qatar on Sunday evening, but after three hours, they finished the groundbreaking conversation.
Netana Hu said before he flew to Washington, DC, and said, “We can definitely help all we expect.”
The plan is believed to include 10 living hostages and 18 dead hostages in exchange for Palestinians in Israel.
Hamas said he delivered a “positive response” on Friday. However, Palestinian officials said they have requested some changes, including the US guarantee that negotiations on the end of war will not resume hostility.
Sigel said that Hamas members were vividly described how they hit and ridiculed him, and that he was still suffering from the torture of the female prisoners he witnessed.
He said that Hamas agents moved him from prisoners to 33 different positions with sunlight, sometimes daylight.
When he asked if he would support the trading of the hostage, he saw Hamas maintaining power in the Gaza, “It is the highest priority and urgency to reclaim 50 hostages as soon as possible.”
But he said: “We can’t continue to threaten people and kill and kill people, and I think Hamas is responsible for death on both sides.”
Gaza’s Hamas-Runth Ministry has killed more than 57,000 people since Israel started military operations on October 7, and about 1,200 people in Israel died and 251 people were recognized.
I continued to campaign to Siegel to release the rest of the hostages and asked if his thoughts were focused on the pain of Gazan population.
“I believe that peace and security for everyone and freedom is a basic human rights that everyone deserves,” he said.
“I think that what happens is that all leadership is the responsibility of all leadership. An innocent person who is injured, murdered or murdered is hoping that I hope or dreams.”
