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Trump thanked Israeli hostage families for recommending him to the Nobel Committee, reiterated his commitment to destroying Hamas
US President Donald Trump (Image Credit: Reuters)
US President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump expressed their “sincerest thanks” to families of the Israeli hostages, who are still in Gaza, for recommending him to the Nobel Committee.
In a letter published by the hostage families on Tuesday, exact two years after Hamas led the October 7, 2023, attacked in southern Israel, Trump said he had committed to “ensuring the total destruction of Hamas.”
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Hamas launched a surprise attack called Al-Aqsa Flood on October 7, 2023, which killed about 1,200 people and led to 251 hostages being taken. The attacks triggered a devastating military response by Israel, which killed more than 67,000 Palestinians and reduced Gaza to rubble, leading to a widespread humanitarian crisis.
“Since the abhorrent events of October 7, 2023, that saw families ripped apart, children torn from their parents’ arms, and innocent people shot, killed, and raped, I have been resolved to returning all the hostages home, and ensuring the total destruction of Hamas so these horrific acts may never be repeated,” the letter said.
“These unspeakable scenes have been seared into our memories, and we will never forget,” the letter said.
“My entire administration has been touched by the fact that, through the unimaginable pain and suffering of spending two years not knowing where your loved ones are, you have continued telling their stories and advocating on their behalf,” Trump added, in the letter.
CNN quoted the President as reiterating that he remains “steadfastly committed” to “restoring a foreign policy of peace through strength ending the years of endless wars, not just in the Middle East, but around the world.”
Meanwhile, US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will likely be reaching Egypt on Wednesday as the negotiations between Israel and Hamas continue for the end of war in Gaza, CNN reported.
Last week, US President Donald Trump unveiled a 20-point peace plan calling for a ceasefire, the release of all the hostages, Hamas’s disarmament and a gradual Israeli withdrawal from Gaza. The plan received positive responses from both Israel and Hamas and prompted talks in Egypt.
Trump, who unveiled the peace blueprint last week, said resolving the Gaza crisis could “reset the Middle East peace process.” Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi praised the effort, calling it vital to preserving regional stability.
Washington D.C., United States of America (USA)
October 07, 2025, 22:46 IST
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