On Jan. 20, 1981, minutes after Ronald Reagan was sworn in as president, 52 American citizens held hostage in Iran for 444 days were released. Today, 96 hostages in Gaza have been held for nearly the same amount of time.
I implore President Biden and President-elect Trump not to forget about them. Among the hostages are two young children: Ariel and Kfir Bibas, who were just 4 years old and 9 months old when they were kidnapped from the south of Israel.
I know the filth, the fear, the torture they endure because one year ago, I was one of them. On Oct. 7, 2023, my 9-year-old son, Ohad, and I were visiting my parents in Kibbutz Nir Oz.
We turned off the lights and locked the front door. My parents joined us in the safe room; it had no lock. Then we heard the terrorists' voices.
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