After brokering the Israel-Iran ceasefire, family members of Israeli captives held in Gaza are urging US President Donald Trump to take “swift and decisive action” to bring their relatives home, Al Jazeera reports.

“Our hearts remain consumed with fear for our loved ones still trapped in Gaza,” the family members said in a message to Trump, contained in an online petition.

“Children, parents, daughters, sons, brothers, and sisters—they are all waiting for us to save them, to end this nightmare,” the Hostages and Missing Families Forum said in the petition posted online.

“We are asking you now — please prioritise the release of our hostages,” the petition added.

“Do not forget them. Help secure their return.”

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