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Jerry Seinfeld met with the families in Israel and released the hostages.
CNN
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comedian jerry seinfeld He was in Tel Aviv on Monday, where he met with freed hostages in Hamas’ ongoing efforts. war Gaza Strip between Hamas and Israel.
according to statement According to a post Tuesday on the Hostage and Missing Families Forum’s Instagram page, Seinfeld and his family visited the organization’s headquarters and “met with hostage families and representatives of hostages who have returned from Hamas captivity. Attended an emotional meeting.
The organization said in a post Tuesday that Seinfeld spoke with families about efforts to raise awareness of hostages in the ongoing conflict.
“We would like to thank the Seinfeld family for their emotional visit to their headquarters and their unwavering support to the families of the hostages,” the forum wrote. “We are confident that their assistance will be an important and important step in our shared mission to bring about the immediate and safe return of all hostages.”
CNN has reached out to Seinfeld’s representatives, who had no further comment.
The Hostage and Missing Families Forum is an organization established by the families of the hostages immediately after the hostage crisis. October 7th attack. The official said it is a volunteer and donation-based initiative that provides medical, psychological and professional assistance to affected families, and aims to raise awareness of the global crisis in the effort to free abductees. He says he is trying to improve. Website.
Israel and Hamas are it was during the war Since a surprise attack by Hamas in Israel on October 7, approximately 240 people, ranging from infants to teenagers, were taken hostage.
last month, 105 people were released It was attacked by Hamas during a week-long truce with Israel. Many more people remain missingare believed to be held by Palestinian armed groups and other groups in the Gaza Strip, where hostilities continue.
As diplomatic efforts continue for a new ceasefire, much of northern Gaza has been destroyed by airstrikes, with some 1.9 million people, more than 80% of the enclave’s population, forced to flee, according to the United Nations.
Seinfeld is a voice for people affected by conflict; open letter In October, after the attack, he expressed support for Israel and condemned Hamas.
The letter, released by entertainment industry nonprofit Creative Communities for Peace, urges entertainment industry leaders to “speak out strongly against Hamas and return innocent hostages to their families to the terrorist organization. “We will do everything we can to ask for it.”
“Our thoughts are with all those experiencing untold levels of fear and violence, and we hope for the day when Israelis and Palestinians can coexist in peace.” The letter was read.
