[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 19 (Thursday, February 1, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H368]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                            ISRAELI HOSTAGES

  (Mr. YAKYM asked and was given permission to address the House for 
one minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. YAKYM. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to share the story of Ziv and 
Gali Berman.
  Ziv and Gali are 26-year-old twin brothers. Like many twin brothers 
with that special bond, they do everything together. They work as light 
technicians in the same sound and light company, root for the same 
soccer team, and have traveled the world together.
  They were also, tragically, 2 of more than 240 men, women, children, 
and elderly who were brutally kidnapped by Hamas terrorists on October 
7.
  For 118 days now, Ziv and Gali have endured unspeakable horrors at 
the hands of their Hamas captors in Gaza. For 118 days, they have had 
to summon the incredible courage to hope, not sure if they will ever 
see their home and family again.
  I rise today not only to share their story, but also to demand that 
Hamas release Ziv and Gali immediately, along with the more than 130 
hostages remaining in Gaza.
  Israel has acted in good faith during the ongoing negotiations. They 
have shown they are serious about a pause in fighting so hostages can 
be returned home. It is past time to bring Ziv and Gali home.
  It is past time to bring them all home.

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