Ex-captives release video message to Trump urging him to stop war
Six freed Israeli captives and the widow of a captive who died in Gaza have addressed US President Trump in a video message, warning him that the Israeli government’s plan to expand fighting puts the remaining captives in danger.
“President Trump, the decision to expand the military operation puts each and every one of them in very great danger,” said ex-captive Sasha Troufanov in the video message put out by the Hostages and Missing Families Forum. “Every bullet, every strike could be the one that ends their life.”
“You have the power to make history,” added former captive Iair Horn, whose brother Eitan remains in captivity in Gaza. “To be the president of peace who ended the war, ended the suffering and bought every hostage home, including my little brother.”
”President Trump, you have the power to make history, to be the 'President of Peace' who ended the war, ended the suffering, and brought every hostage home.”
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— Bring Them Home Now (@bringhomenow) August 14, 2025
Netanyahu reiterates ‘five principles for ending the war’
The Israeli prime minister has issued a statement reasserting the five principles he outlined earlier this week in a news conference.
He emphasised that the principles are:
- “Hamas is to be disarmed”
- “All hostages – the living and deceased – are to be returned”
- “The Strip is to be demilitarised”
- “There will be Israeli security control in the Gaza Strip, including the security perimeter”
- “There will be an alternative civil administration that is neither Hamas nor the Palestinian Authority”
“These five principles will ensure the security of Israel. This is the meaning of the word ‘victory’,” Netanyahu said.
