Many family members of the Israeli hostages still held in Gaza and a handful of those who have been released expressed optimism at the current push for a ceasefire agreement on Tuesday, the second anniversary of Hamas’s Oct. 7, 2023, attack.

The Hostage Families Forum hosted an event at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, with a handful of former hostages and loved ones of the remaining 48 hostages in attendance.