Efrat Machikawa, the niece of freed Israeli hostage Gadi Moses, told Newsmax on Tuesday that her family is still holding on to hope for those who remain in captivity as Israel observes the second anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas invasion.
“We are waiting,” Machikawa told Newsmax’s “Wake Up America.” “We want this hope also for the deceased, the families of the deceased, and the living, and we are really, truly grateful for President [Donald] Trump’s initiative.”
Moses, 80, was one of six members of Machikawa’s family who were kidnapped during the attacks, and he was released after 482 days in captivity.
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