Charlie Kirk mourned by families of Gaza hostages for his steadfast support

The assassination of conservative media personality and co-founder of Turning Point USA Charlie Kirk a husband and father of two prompted a message of grief from the forum representing the hostages still held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip on Thursday With deep sorrow we mourn the loss of Charlie Kirk the Hostages and Missing Family Forum disclosed in a comment along with a video of Kirk in a message posted to their social media accounts His powerful voice will invariably be remembered for standing with Israel and for supporting the hostages and their families the declaration read We are forever grateful for his unwavering solidarity CHARLIE KIRK ASSASSINATION SPARKS MANHUNT AS SHOOTING SUSPECT REMAINS AT LARGE Our hearts are with his loved ones during this painful time May they find comfort in knowing how deeply his endorsement was felt the forum added Kirk garnered attention for his deep patronage for Israel and the hostages who have been held for days following the Oct attacks on the Jewish nation Former hostages like Omer Shem Tov who was issued in February after more than days in captivity also disclosed a message of grief on Wednesday and commented Charlie Kirk one of the strongest and bravest voices for Israel was murdered in contemporary times just for speaking his truth We cannot let ourselves get used to this reality he added Noa Argamani who was also abducted by Hamas on Oct before being rescued by Israel Defense Forces in June shared the news of Kirk's assassination on Instagram with the message May his memory be a blessing Concern for the hostages has remained heightened after negotiations between Israel and Hamas have repeatedly failed to achieve major hostage exchanges since the first phase of an agreement ended in March with the exception of American Edan Alexander who was freed in May Just hours prior to the assassination of Kirk President Donald Trump met with former hostages and the family members of current hostages still held by Hamas at the White House The meeting came just one day after Israel levied strikes in Doha Qatar on Hamas leadership in a move that drew international condemnation and prompted concern that it could further hinder negotiations to release the hostages roughly of whom are still assessed to be alive Qatar has been a key competitor in mediation attempts to end the war in Gaza and return the hostages and according to a senior Israeli source the Hamas leadership targeted in the attack were in Doha to discuss negotiations following a proposal submitted by White House envoy Steve Witkoff just last week CHARLIE KIRK MOURNED BY WORLD LEADERS AFTER SHOCKING UTAH ASSASSINATION If you bring all Hamas leaders together to discuss a hostage deal then you try to kill them who are you going to discuss a hostage deal with the senior source questioned in a comment to Fox News Digital And what does this mean about the possibility of a hostage deal in the near future as we know they are dying down there What the greater part Israelis care about most of is not killing selected monsters in Doha but the return of the hostages the source whose anonymity has been granted to discuss the highly sensitive issue added Trump condemned the strikes and noted he was very unhappy about the development telling reporters that Israel did inform the U S military of the strike but it was too late to stop the attack This was a decision made by Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu it was not a decision made by me Trump noted Six people were killed in the strike including one Qatari precaution official but Hamas has claimed that its leadership survived the attack stated the BBC Qatar on Thursday revealed it will now hold an urgency Arab-Islamic summit on Sunday and Monday to address the Israeli attack CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPDoha s International Media Office on Thursday also rejected reports that the attack had caused friction between Qatar and the U S and reported the partnership is stronger than ever and continues to grow We will continue working together to promote global peace and stability the agency announced in a declaration