I am writing you as we watch with deep concern the latest developments in the Gaza ceasefire/hostage deal. The completion of Phase I remains in question, and the pathway to Phase II appears nearly closed off.
The harrowing images of Hostages Tal Shoham, Eliya Cohen, Omer Wenkert, Omer Shem Tov, Avera Mangostu, and Hisham Al-Sayid being released only a few days ago after over 500 days in captivity - emaciated and barely recognizable - have been nothing short of a living nightmare. For all the remaining hostages, time is running out. Any failure to fully implement the ceasefire deal will, in effect, serve as a death sentence for those still in captivity.
With sixty-three hostages still in Gaza, we are asking the complete and prompt implementation of the hostage release deal until the very last hostage is returned to their family. The US government has the political weight needed to stop any regional leader from to impeding the deal, and the gravitas to make it so that all hostages are released immediately, while those who are alive can be saved.
We urge you to stand against any attempt to disrupt or abandon this deal. The fate of our hostages hangs in the balance.
It is time to enforce the full hostage deal signed last month - and if possible, to accelerate its execution - so that all hostages are swiftly released.
Let us do everything in our power to #BringThemHomeNow.
