Families of Missing Americans in Israel Plead for Help

“I’m here speaking today and reaching out to my son, Sagui, who grew up on the kibbutz — Sagui Dekel-Chen. And he’s an arm’s length away in Gaza, evidently, but couldn’t be farther from me and our family right now. Do appeal to the United States government, to the Congress, to do what they can on the side of good here. We’re waiting for Sagui to come home. We do not know what fate he met, along, as I said, with dozens of other people from the kibbutz. And just so you understand, these aren’t all 35-year-old men. These are children. These are aged people and everything in between.” “Hopefully, with your help, the people here will help us amplify this message to the U.S. government, Secretary of State that until now have been saying all of the right things. But we do — at least, I on behalf of my family — I’m asking the U.S. not to take a back seat.”