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President TrumpBecause of you, I can hug my sister again. After 471 painful days, Rumi finally became at home, and I owe you deeper gratitude to make this possible. Your fixed commitment and decisive work helped secure this deal, which gave me what I dreamed of for 15 months – seeing my sister smiling again.
Rumi is the light of our family. She puts her family first and there is nothing that she will not do for the sake of your loved ones. This is what it was before October 7, and this is what remained even during the darkest moments of families.
I will never be able to forget the horrors of that day. Rumi was twenty -three years old when she was kidnapped by terrorists from Hamas from the Nova Festival. In her horrific, horrific moments of freedom, she was on the phone with our mother as she was trying to escape from the site in a car with her friends. Her recent words are still chasing us – she said that the driver had died, and that his best friend Gaya had been shot and he was not answered. She told us that she fired in her hand and would bleed to death if the help did not reach quickly.
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Relatives of the hostages receive the deadly attack on October 7, 2023 Hamas, President Donald Trump in Arena Capital One on the opening day of Donald Trump's second term, in Washington, January 20, 2025. (Brian Snyder/Reuters)
For 471 days, we lived in torment, and we did not know what she was suffering from or what was happening to her there. In those 471 days, I lived in a nightmare that should not carry any sister. Every hour was full of turkey ideas in captivity, and she wondering whether it was cold, hungry or afraid. We did not know how injuries or if you received any medical care.
President Trump, we are the Iman family – throughout this horrific ordeal, we knew that it would return to us alive, and it happened. Your strong and decisive statements have given us hope when we need them more. When others surrendered, you did not. When negotiations seemed impossible, they were pushed more strongly. Your steadfast request, in which all hostages should not return to the homeland, have proven very important in securing the deal that Rumi and others have returned to their families.
Rumi Gonn (left) with her sister Yarden (right) before the October 7 massacre and mass kidnapping by Hamas terrorists. Rumi was recently released after spending 471 days in captivity. (Hatches and Families Forum)
Thank you, President Trump, for being the catalyst that turned our hopes into a reality. Your leadership has shown that even the most difficult diplomatic challenges can be overcome through adequate design.
Watching your hostage families to the theater during your presidential caiqr showed your true attention and made us feel, after 15 months of October 7, that we do not forget. to watch Four hostages are launched more than females – Nama Levy, Daniela Gilboa, Kareena Ariev, and Lerry Albaj – Fill my heart with great hope and love. Four other families have been included. I know exactly what they feel, and how much I fought their families for this precious moment, and now 90 other families are waiting for their reunification.
Yarden (left) embraces Rumi when she was released from Gaza. Rumi was kept a hostage by the terrorists Hamas for 471 days. (Governmental Press Office)
The moment I embraced Rumi for the first time after her release, I felt happy I could hardly put it in words. This embrace was not possible without your intervention. Your ability to take advantage of diplomatic channels and your commitment to bringing all the hostages to the home, even before your inauguration, made the difference between the continuous families and freedom of my sister.
But my family's work is not over. There are still 90 hostages in Gaza Sons, girls, parents, grandparents and young children. Each of them is a person for someone. Each of them has a family waiting, in hope, praying as we did. None of us who were reunited with our loved ones can really heal while others remain in captivity. We need your support and constant impact to bring them home as well.
President Trump, the deal that helped to secure not only brought my sister to the home – gave us all the hope of leading leaders and strong designs, we can return everyone. Please help us complete what I started and brought every home hostage, as it announced strongly. We rely on you to ensure that all stages of the deal. Dozens of families deserve what I gave me – the precious moment of holding their loved ones again.
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Rumi Gunn and her mother Miral Leshm Gonn reunited after Rumi's release from Gaza. (Governmental Press Office)
Every time I look at Rumi now, on her strength and heart, which has been uninterrupted even through this ordeal, I remember what made your intervention possible. With your help, we can convert more families prayers into a reunion. Only when all hostages are 90 at home, we can really start recovering.
Thank you, President Trump, for returning my sister to me. Please help us bring everyone home as well. Our hope is with you.
