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Iton Gadol shared, in Spanish, B’nai B’rith International’s statement on the January 2025 Israel-Hamas ceasefire and hostage-release agreement.

Read in Iton Gadol in Spanish, and below in English.

B’nai B’rith president Rob Spitzer and CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin, issued the following statement:

B’nai B’rith welcomes the new ceasefire agreement in the Israel-Hamas war, which includes the initial release of 33 hostages and a limited Israeli troop withdrawal from Gaza. There are about 100 hostages in Hamas captivity at this time.

The return of all of the hostages—kidnapped by Hamas and held in horrific conditions for 466 days and counting—and the reunification with their families is the top priority. We will not rest until all hostages are home.

Hundreds of Palestinian criminals will be released from Israeli jails in exchange for the Israeli hostages.

On Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas terrorists kidnapped 251 people and murdered 1,200 others in a horrific and sickening display of barbarism. Hamas gleefully documented the murders, sexual assaults and kidnappings its terrorists perpetrated.

In November 2023, more than 100 hostages were released in an initial ceasefire, also in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners.

We remain concerned that under the current terms, Hamas—with the assistance of its patron Iran—may be able to reorganize, regenerate and sow unrest in Israel and across the region.

We thank the Biden administration and President-elect Donald Trump for their work to secure this deal.