President Donald Trump sent a letter to the Hostages and Missing Families Forum on the second anniversary of the October 7 massacre, thanking them for calling on the Norwegian Nobel Committee.
“Since the horrific events of October 7, 2023, in which families were torn apart, children were torn from their parents’ arms, and innocent people were shot, murdered and raped, I am determined to return all hostages home and ensure the total destruction of Hamas so that these heinous acts will never be repeated. These unspeakable scenes are seared into our memories and we will never see them again. forgotten,” Trump wrote.
“My entire administration is moved by the fact that, despite the unimaginable pain and suffering of not knowing where your loved ones are for two years, you have continued to tell their stories and advocate on their behalf.”
ISRAEL AND HAMAS TOGETHER IN EGYPT TO REVEAL TRUMP’S PEACE PLAN FOR OCT. 7 BIRTHDAY
President Donald Trump meets with released Israeli hostages Ohad Ben Ami and Raz Ben Ami, and Ilay and Leela David, the siblings of Evyatar David, who remains hostage by Hamas in Gaza. September 2025. (The White House)
On Monday, the Hostages and Missing Families Forum sent a letter to the Nobel Committee, saying that after two years of suffering, they felt that Trump’s efforts had brought them to a turning point. The group also acknowledged the number of hostages released since Trump’s inauguration, giving some families their loved ones and others “the dignity of burial and closure.”
“President Trump’s determination to bring peace made possible what many said was impossible. From the moment of his inauguration, he has brought us light through our darkest times,” the forum wrote. “We are confident that he will not rest until the last hostage is brought home, the war ends and peace and prosperity are restored to the people of the Middle East.”
“Over the past year, no leader or organization has contributed more to peace around the world than President Trump. While many have spoken eloquently about peace, he has achieved it. While others have made empty promises, he has delivered tangible results that have saved countless lives,” the forum added.
TRUMP ANNOUNCES ISRAEL AGREES TO ‘FIRST LINE OF WITHDRAWAL’ FROM GAZA AS ‘3,000 YEARS OF CATASTROPH’ IS NEVER END
People raise a banner and portraits of Israelis held hostage in the Gaza Strip since 2023, during a rally in Tel Aviv to mark the second anniversary of the attacks by Palestinian terrorists, on October 7, 2025. (AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP via Getty Images)
It is unclear whether Trump will win the prize, but that does not mean he has given up on achieving peace and ending the war.
Trump this weekend urged negotiators involved in the indirect talks to “act quickly,” but indicated he viewed Hamas’s response as positive and called on Israel to “immediately stop the bombing of Gaza.”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accepted the 20-point plan last month while in the US. Although Hamas said it was willing to release the hostages, it did not provide a definitive answer to Trump’s plan.
President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the State Dining Room of the White House on September 29, 2025 in Washington, DC (SWIMMING POOL)
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio called Trump’s deal “a historic opportunity to close this dark chapter and build a foundation for lasting peace and security for all.”
Chief negotiators from Israel and Hamas met in Egypt on Tuesday as negotiations on Trump’s peace plan continued. An Egyptian official with knowledge of the talks told The Associated Press that Hamas and Israel agreed on most conditions of the first phase, including the release of the hostages and the imposition of a ceasefire.
