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Dear President Biden,

We are encouraged by the release Friday of two American hostages, Judith Ranaan and her daughter Natalie Ranaan, and today’s release of two Israelis, Nurit Cooper and Yocheved Lifshitz, whose husbands remain in captivity.

But our relief is tempered by our great concern that 220 innocent people, including 30 children, remain in terrorist captivity, facing torture and death. They were captured by Hamas in a brutal massacre on October 7 in which more than 1,400 Israelis were killed: women were kidnapped, families were burned alive and babies were beheaded.

Thank you for your unwavering moral conviction, leadership and support for the Jewish people who have been terrorized by Hamas since its founding over 35 years ago, as well as the Palestinians who have also been terrorized, oppressed and persecuted by Hamas for the past 17 years until the group ruled Gaza.

We all want the same thing: freedom for Israelis and Palestinians to live side by side in peace. Freedom from the brutal violence spread by Hamas. And the most important thing at the moment is the freedom of the hostages.

We urge everyone not to rest until all hostages are released. No hostage can be left behind. American, Argentinean, Australian, Azerbaijani, Brazilian, British, Canadian, Chilean, Chinese, Danish, Dutch, Eritrean, Philippine, French, German, Indian, Israeli, Italian, Kazakh, Mexican, Panamanian, Paraguayan, Peruvian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanians, Russians, South Africans, Spaniards, Sri Lankans, Thais, Ukrainians, Uzbeks or others, we need to bring them home.

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Sincerely,