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Israeli Hostage Families Urge Nobel Peace Prize for Trump as Committee Decision Nears

Nobel watchers say last-minute lobbying rarely sways a committee that prizes durable, multilateral peace efforts.

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The Nobel committee comprises five members appointed by the Norwegian parliament and the prize is awarded in Oslo. AP
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Overview

  • On Oct. 6, Israel’s Hostages and Missing Families Forum sent a letter urging the Norwegian Nobel Committee to award President Trump the 2025 Peace Prize.
  • The group cited a 20-point Gaza proposal it says could free the remaining 48 captives and end the war, calling his plan "on the table."
  • The families credited Trump with earlier U.S.-brokered deals that returned 39 hostages between January and February and enabled dignified burials for some who were killed.
  • Trump’s push includes nominations from figures such as Benjamin Netanyahu, Rep. Claudia Tenney, Pakistan’s army chief and Cambodia’s prime minister, though Ukraine’s Oleksandr Merezhko later withdrew his.
  • The laureate will be announced Oct. 10 from a record field of 338 nominees, and experts caution that public campaigning and short-term deals make Trump a long shot under the committee’s criteria.