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Relatives To Vance, Witkoff: Help Us Bring Our 18 Loved Ones Home

US Vice President JD Vance and Special Envoy Steve Witkoff invited to meet hostage families in Israel. Relatives urge them to bring 18 loved ones home.

Kostis KonstantinouBreaking News

Jerusalem, 18 October, 2025 (TPS-IL) — The Headquarters for Returning the Hostages has invited US Vice President JD Vance and Special Envoy Steve Witkoff to meet hostage families and visit Hostage Square during their visit to Israel on Monday.

In a statement, the headquarters expressed gratitude to Vance, Witkoff, and the administration of President Trump.

Relatives also wrote a letter to both US officials, stating: ‘Your visit to Israel gives us hope. We fear that our loved ones will be forgotten and that their fate will remain unknown for decades, or even forever. Thank you to President Trump, you, and the administration for returning 30 hostages to us for rehabilitation and burial. Now help us complete the mission and bring our 18 loved ones home.’

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