Mr. Siegel, an Israeli-American released last month as part of the ceasefire deal, said the eight decided to come to the White House to thank Mr. Trump and Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff and urge “them to continue their enormous efforts.”
“They have done so much,” Mr. Siegel said in a statement. “We trust them and we know they will get the job done to get all the rest of the 59 remaining hostages held in Gaza back to their families.”
In a Truth Social post, the president ordered Hamas to release the remaining hostages.
“‘Shalom Hamas’ means Hello and Goodbye — You can choose. Release all of the Hostage now, not later, and immediately return all of the dead bodies of the people you murdered, or it is OVER for you,” he wrote.