The families of U.S. hostages captured by Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023, remain in agony, waiting for any sign that their loved ones might finally come home to them.Now, more than a year into the Israel-Hamas conflict and on the heels of last week’s U.S. presidential election, some of those families are turning to one man with renewed hope: President-elect Donald Trump.Ruby Chen, whose son Itay was a 19-year-old soldier in the Israeli military when he was killed on Oct. 7, is still waiting for the return of his son’s remains. Chen, along with family members of a handful of other dual U.S.-Israeli hostages – some of whom have been confirmed dead – plan to meet with President Joe Biden’s national security adviser Jake Sullivan at the White House Tuesday afternoon.Chen told CNN on Tuesday that with Trump now poised to return to the White House for a second term, …
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