Freed Hamas hostage Aviva Siegel is desperate to see her husband Keith return home alive more than 450 days after he was kidnapped by attackers on October 7, 2023.
Speaking on “Fox & Friends” on Tuesday, Siegel sent a message to President-elect Donald Trump To deliver him and the other remaining hostages from “Hell” as he prepares for his return to the White House.
“I want to tell Trump that he can save them,” she said.
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Aviva Siegel, an Israeli hostage who was held for 51 days, speaks about her husband, Keith Siegel, who remains in captivity by Hamas, during a vigil on the National Mall on July 23, 2024, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
“Please, please, the new year is coming, and I want Keith to come back and say, ‘Happy New Year, Keith. Happy New Year to all the hostages. “They deserve to get out of hell… The whole world is waiting to see the most powerful country in the world (the United States) – how much stronger they need to be and to get them out now.”
Siegel, who was also captured when Hamas terrorists launched their initial attacks on Israel, was released after 51 days while Keith stayed behind.
she He wears it often A T-shirt with his picture on the front and “Bring Them Home Now” printed on the back, a reminder of the cause he champions every day.
“Keith is the most kind and loving person on the face of the earth. He is very proud to be an American and is waiting to get out of Gaza,” she said.
“He's suffering underground in the worst conditions anyone could ever deal with, and Keith is very sensitive. He's waiting and surviving to get back to his family and his grandchildren who love him so much and can't wait for him to come back.” counting.”
President-elect Donald Trump looks on during Turning Point USA's AmericaFest at the Phoenix Convention Center on December 22, 2024, in Phoenix, Arizona. Trump vowed to “pay a heavy price” if Hamas fails to release the remaining hostages by January 20. (Rebecca Noble/Getty Images)
At least seven of the remaining 100 hostages in Gaza are Americans, and their future remains uncertain as the new year approaches. Trump He promised to “pay all hell” If Hamas fails to release the prisoners before he takes office on January 20, he will give the terror group just over 20 days to respond to his demand.
Siegel says that no one should be forced to endure what they had to endure under Hamas's control.
She said: “No human being should be thrown underground for more than 450 days. They are Americans, some of them. Keith is an American, and they need to get him out. They have suffered enough.”
“Think of the girls waiting to be raped again, and for Keith who was waiting to be beaten to pieces again or to starve or to be threatened or to be thrown underground with no oxygen, I was there. I almost died. I'm lucky to be sitting here.” I'm alive because I know it This place is dangerous. It is very dangerous, and war should not continue anywhere in the world. We must stop. Killing people is not right. People must learn. “We want to learn not to die.”
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