Davos 2024

Israel’s President Goes to Davos With Families of Hamas Hostages

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Isaac Herzog 

Photographer: Ahmad Gharabli/AFP/Getty Images

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President Isaac Herzog of Israel was heading to the World Economic Forum in Davos on Wednesday with family members of Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Gaza to step up pressure for their release.

Herzog’s office said he would give a speech at the forum on Wednesday and hold a series of meetings. In addition, it said, the president will “continue to reveal to world leaders in a clear and in-depth manner details of the atrocities committed by Hamas terrorists.”