Former Hamas hostage Keith Siegel and hostage family members Anat Angrest and Lishay Lavi-Miran call for the release of those still held in Gaza as ceasefire talks collapse.

Only a few weeks ago, President Donald Trump seemed confident a deal was days away that would end the fighting in Gaza, secure the release of hostages and allow aid to flow into an enclave where people are starving to death.

President Trump insisted Thursday that the fastest way to end the humanitarian crisis in Gaza was for Hamas to finally agree to a ceasefire with Israel. “The fastest way to end the Humanitarian Crises in Gaza is for Hamas to SURRENDER AND RELEASE THE HOSTAGES!

If we don’t act now, the hostages will starve to death and Gaza will remain under Hamas’s control.’ Benny Avni is a columnist who has published in the New York Post, WSJOpinion, The Daily Beast, Newsweek,