Deaths of 6 Israeli hostages

The father of an Israeli American is still believed that he is in the captivity of Hamas in Gaza, says the Six hostage murders “I never had to pass.” The Israeli army announced on Saturday that they had recovered the six bodies in a tunnel under the city of Rafah de Gaza in southern Gaza.

Adi Alexander’s 20 -year -old son, Edan AlexanderHamas was taken during the deadly attack of October 7. Adi said he was in a meeting with Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu When he visited Washington, DC, in July.

Adi told “News Mornings” that he asked Netanyahu and then on a high -fire and hostage release agreement.

“I was committed to the agreement, so we are now a month later with six dead hostages, that never had to happen. It is prolonging the war for the brief political reasons,” he said. “This is unacceptable.”

Thousands of Israelis have protested in the streets and The largest union members in the country were on strike After the news of the deaths of hostages, asking for a high fire and the return of the remaining hostages.

ADI is among the relatives of hostages who have met more than a dozen times with national security advisor Jake Sullivan about the efforts of the United States to reach an agreement. He said he was in a call with Sullivan on Sunday and said that a new proposal is being written that will be presented to Hamas and the Israelis.

Adi called the proposal “now or never.”

“I hope they take it seriously and say: ‘Yes, let’s go,” he said.

Adi and his wife, Yael, said it was devastating to hear about the murders of the hostages.

Yael remembered Rachel Goldberg-Polin, the mother of Hersh Goldberg-Polinthat he was one of the captives killed, telling her and other hostage families that “hope is mandatory” in the last 11 months. But now, she says she is struggling that words express how they feel.

“I don’t want to say as desperate, but it was a difficult time for all of us,” he said in “News Mornings.”

Adi said they know that his son is “a hard child.” Edan is a native of New Jersey who volunteered to serve in the IDF after high school. He was parked near the border with Gaza when he was taken hostage.

“We hope that we are holding on and we are coming for him,” said Adi. “You need to survive.”