It’s been over 430 days, and our loved ones are still starved, held in airless tunnels, with no escape.

Sinwar has been eliminated. Nasrallah has been eliminated. A ceasefire on the northern border has been achieved.

Yet, our loved ones are still tortured in Hamas tunnels underneath Gaza.

Now is our chance to bring them all home, and to end the war. We must not miss this opportunity.

For a comprehensive deal to actually be secured we are going to need American support.

Only President Elect Donald Trump will be able to pressure all parties involved, get them back to the negotiating table, and broker a deal to end this nightmare.

With that in mind, we are embarking on a trip to the great state of Florida.

Several senior officials in the incoming Trump administration hail from the Sunshine State, including incoming Secretary of State, Marco Rubio; incoming National Security Advisor, Michael Waltz; and of course Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate is located in Palm Beach, making the state a key destination for us.

We plan to meet with politicians and local elected officials, we will conduct media interviews, and we will engage with local communities.

Delegation members: Yehuda Cohen, Omri Lifshitz, Sharon and Rotem Sharabi, Mauricio Shnaider, Leat Corinne. 

Yehuda Cohen will be traveling on behalf of his son, Nimrod. Nimrod was taken hostage by a mob of armed Hamas terrorists who infiltrated Israel on Oct 7, and grabbed him from his malfunctioning tank. Three other soldiers from his unit were murdered on the spot. Their bodies are being held in Gaza.

Omri Lifshitz will be traveling on behalf of his father, Oded. Oded, 84, a founder of Kibbutz Nir Oz, was abducted to Gaza by Hamas terrorists with his wife Yocheved. Their home was burned to the ground. The two were held separately in captivity. Yocheved was released, and awaits Oded's return. 

Sharon and Rotem Sharabi will be traveling on behalf of Sharon's two brothers, Rotem's uncles, Yossi and Eli. Yossi, 54, and Eli, 52, were abducted from their respective homes in Kibbutz Be'eri. Yossi was killed after enduring 100 days of captivity. His wife Nira and their 3 daughters survived. Eli's wife Lianne and their two daughters Noiya, 16, and Yahel, 13, were murdered. 

Mauricio Shnaider will be traveling on behalf of his niece Shiri Bibas, 32, her husband Yarden, 34, and their two very young boys, Kfir just 9 months old, and Ariel 4 years old. The Bibas family was abducted by armed terrorists from their home in Kibbutz Nir Oz. Shiri's parents José Luis (Yossi) Silberman, and Margit Shnaider Silberman (Mauricio's sister), were both murdered that day. 

Leat Corinne will be traveling on behalf of her cousin, Omer Shem Tov. Omer was abducted from the Nova music festival along with his friends. Their car was driven into Gaza. Two of Omer's close friends were released in the 1st hostage deal last November, and said he was their strength and their hope during their dreadful time in captivity.

Since that dark Saturday of Oct 7, life has stopped for the families of the hostages. Every second is an eternity. Every moment is spent fighting for the return of their loved ones. 

This is an independent delegation, and therefore is not funded by the Families Forum HQ or the state.

We need your support for this trip. Your donations will be used to pay for flights, lodging, local transportation, etc. for the hostage families.

You, our amazing supporters, are our strength. You are the hostages’ lifeline. 

Together we will secure a comprehensive hostage release deal which will bring everyone home and end the war. Together we will rebuild our country, and we will rise from this destruction.

The healing process can only begin once all our hostages return home. 

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