Delegation of hostages released by Hamas traveling to DC to meet with Trump admin officials

A radical of 7 radical who were freed from Hamas' captivity are traveling to Washington, D.C., to conscionable with U.S. officials.

Eli Sharabi, Doron Steinbrecher, Keith Siegel, Aviva Siegel, Naama Levy, Omer Shem Tov and Iair Horn volition conscionable with officials from the Trump administration, according to the Hostages and Missing Families Forum Headquarters.

The released hostages volition explicit their gratitude to the Trump medication for the president’s committedness to bringing each the hostages home.

The radical volition supply firsthand grounds astir their experiences successful Hamas’ tunnels.

WHITE HOUSE BACKS ISRAEL'S DECISION TO HALT GAZA AID SHIPMENTS UNTIL HAMAS ACCEPTS CEASEFIRE EXTENSION

Israeli captive Eli Sharabi, who had been held hostage by Hamas successful Gaza since October 7, 2023, is escorted by Hamas earlier being handed implicit to the Red Cross successful Deir al-Balah, cardinal Gaza Strip, connected Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. (AP)

The delegation volition accent to authorities officials astir the request to necessitate Hamas to instrumentality each remaining hostages instantly successful a azygous phase.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke Sunday with Sharabi.

"I profoundly admit the courageous mode you are sharing your experience, and it is besides important that you stock it with President Trump," Netanyahu told him. "Our extremity is to bring each the hostages location – and we volition not relent for a moment."

Sharabi replied that helium was gladsome to beryllium location and reunited with his family, but emphasized that "the remaining hostages, particularly those who are inactive alive, indispensable instrumentality location to their families urgently."

"And of course, the fallen hostages, including my member Yossi, indispensable beryllium brought backmost for burial successful Israel truthful that their families person a sedate to mourn at," Sharabi said.

ISRAEL AGREES TO TRUMP ENVOY'S TEMPORARY GAZA CEASEFIRE EXTENSION PROPOSAL AS FIRST PHASE EXPIRES: REPORTS

Keith Siegel, accompanied by his woman Aviva (on his left), disembarked from a subject chopper astatine the Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center connected February 1, 2025. (Getty Images)

On Sunday, Israeli officials announced that they are stopping the introduction of each goods and supplies into the Gaza Strip and warned Hamas it would look "additional consequences" if it does not judge a caller connection for an extended ceasefire. An Israeli authoritative said the determination to suspend assistance was made successful coordination with the Trump administration.

The White House backed the determination by Israel, saying that the Jewish State has "negotiated successful bully religion since the opening of this medication to guarantee the merchandise of hostages held captive by Hamas terrorists."

The archetypal signifier of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire, which included an uptick successful humanitarian assistance, expired connected Saturday. The 2 sides person not yet negotiated the 2nd phase, successful which Hamas was called to merchandise dozens of remaining hostages successful instrumentality for an Israeli pullout and a imperishable ceasefire.

Israeli officials besides said connected Sunday that they enactment a connection to widen the archetypal signifier of the ceasefire done Ramadan and Passover, oregon April 20. They said the connection came from the Trump administration's Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff.

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters successful the Oval Office of the White House connected February 3, 2025, successful Washington, D.C. (Getty Images)

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Under that deal, Hamas would merchandise fractional the hostages connected the archetypal time and the remainder erstwhile an statement is reached connected a imperishable ceasefire, according to Netanyahu's office.

In the archetypal signifier of the ceasefire, Hamas released 25 Israeli hostages and the remains of 8 others successful speech for astir 2,000 Palestinians imprisoned by Israel. Israeli besides pulled backmost forces from astir of Gaza and allowed a surge of humanitarian assistance to participate the region.

The warfare began erstwhile Hamas launched a surprise attack against Israel connected Oct. 7, 2023, sidesplitting astir 1,200 radical and abducting much than 251. Hamas inactive has 59 hostages, 32 of whom are believed to beryllium dead.

Israel's violative into Gaza successful effect to Hamas' onslaught has killed much than 48,000 Palestinians, according to the Hamas-run government's Gaza Health Ministry. It does not specify however galore of the dormant were terrorists oregon civilians.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.