Comedian Jerry Seinfeld met Monday with some of the hostages released by Hamas and their families who are still being held in Gaza.
The 69-year-old “Seinfeld” actor – who worked on a kibbutz in Israel as a teenager – arrived in Tel Aviv with his wife Jessica to attend an event held by the Hostage and Missing Families Forum, where he spoke with former hostages and relatives for hours- hours to show his support for their plight.
“Seinfeld told the family that he feels a deep commitment to raising awareness around the world about the hostage issue,” the forum said in a statement.
The organization said those in attendance “thank the Seinfeld family for their moving visit to the family headquarters and their unwavering support for the hostage families.”
At the event, the comedian was seen wearing a “Bring them home” dog tag around his neck, a symbol of solidarity for the nearly 130 hostages still held captive in Gaza.
Jerry Seinfeld was in Tel Aviv on Monday night to visit former Hamas hostages and their families who are still being held. Take Them Home Now
Seinfeld continued to join the group Tuesday morning visiting Kibbutz Be’eri, one of the villages destroyed by Hamas on October 7, as well as the site of the Nova rave, where more than 300 people were slaughtered.
The Jewish American comedian said he worked on a kibbutz when he was 16 and he will “always stand with Israel and the Jewish people.”
After the terrorist attack that killed more than 1,200 people, Seinfeld joined hundreds of celebrities to condemn the attack as an act of “evil.
The famous comedian has traveled across Israel to visit Hamas-hit locations on Oct. 7. Nir Pekin/MEGA
“There is no justification or rationalization for the actions of Hamas,” the actor’s letter read. “This is an act of barbaric violence that everyone must call out.”
While the former hostages and their families who are still in custody seemed excited to meet Seinfeld, they were less happy with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who will meet with a group of just 15 of them on Tuesday.
The group has expressed disappointment that only a handful of them were able to meet with Netanyahu in Tel Aviv, claiming others were repeatedly sidelined, The Times of Israel said.
The families of those still trapped in Gaza continue to hold demonstrations in Tel Aviv to demand the immediate release of their loved ones. Getty Images The families of the hostages who are still being held have expressed their frustration with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Getty Images
Earlier meetings with former hostages and their captured families saw the prime minister and his war cabinet face stalled negotiations to free all those still held.
The Jewish state believes there are still 128 hostages in Gaza, not all of them alive, after a week-long ceasefire agreement that resulted in the release of 105 captives.
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Israeli President Isaac Herzog claimed on Tuesday that his country is ready for a pause in fighting – as long as Hamas abides by agreed rules – during a meeting with ambassadors from 80 countries. Previous ceasefires were prompted by the release of Hamas hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners, as well as an increase in humanitarian aid flowing into war-torn Gaza.
“I can reiterate the fact that Israel is ready for another humanitarian pause and additional humanitarian aid to allow the hostages to be released. And the responsibility rests entirely [Yahya] Sinwar and the leadership of Hamas,” Herzog told the ambassadors.
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