Two South Florida lawmakers, who are among the co-chairs of the bipartisan Congressional Latino-Jewish Caucus, issued a joint statement on Tuesday demanding that Hamas militants release the remaining 48 hostages still in captivity since the Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist attack in southern Israel.
U.S. Rep. Mario Díaz-Balart, R-Miami, and U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Weston, said in a joint statement they remain "hopeful that ongoing negotiations will result in an agreement that frees the remaining hostages, living and deceased, and ends the Hamas terror threat."
“As we solemnly mark the second year since the horrifying and evil Hamas terrorist attack against Israelis, we reflect on the lives of the hostages still held in captivity, the families who continue waiting to be reunited with