Author Liz Hirsh Naftali, who is the great-aunt of a rescued hostage, discusses the quest for the hostages' safe return home one year later as war continues to rage in the Middle East.

A heartfelt request to you, President-elect Trump: 

I am the great-aunt of Abigail Mor Edan, whose parents were murdered in front of her by Hamas terrorists on Oct. 7 before she was kidnapped and held hostage for 51 days.

 When the first Hamas-held hostages crossed back into Israel on Nov. 24, 2023, humans around the world were still reeling from the jihadist group’s Oct. 7 rampage, a binge of murder, rape and kidnapping in which 1,200 people were killed and another 250 abducted. 

A person walks past pictures of hostages, who were kidnapped during Hamas' deadly Oct. 7 attack, projected on a screen, in Tel Aviv, Israel, May 31, 2024. (Reuters/Marko Djurica/File Photo)

Jews had spent the seven weeks since the attack in a terrifying and unfamiliar state of shock and disbelief, often wondering if anything could restore our shattered sense of physical security and broken hearts. 

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Abigail’s release from Hamas captivity was the first true breath of air that I experienced in 51 days. Millions of people experienced the profound, almost indescribable relief and gratitude that our family felt watching her and 104 children and women be freed. 

The hostage release and cease-fire deal that saved over one hundred innocent........

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