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, 31, a husband and father of two, prompted a message of grief from the forum representing the 48 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 said in a statement along with a video of Kirk in a message posted to their social media accounts. 

“His powerful voice will always be remembered for standing with Israel and for supporting the hostages and their families,” the statement read. “We are forever grateful for his unwavering solidarity.”

Following the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk while speaking during an event at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, a wreath is laid by mourners outside the U.S. Embassy in South Africa on Sept. 11, 2025. (Phill Magakoe/AFP via Getty Images)

“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] most Israelis… care about most is not killing some 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 said he was “very unhappy” about the incident, 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 said. 

Six people were killed in the strike, including one Qatari security official, but Hamas has claimed that its leadership survived the attack, reported the BBC.

Qatar on Thursday announced it will now hold an emergency Arab-Islamic summit on Sunday and Monday to address the Israeli attack. 

Smoke is seen billowing after explosions in Doha’s capital of Qatar on Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025. (Jacqueline Penny/AFPTV/AFP via Getty Images)

Doha’s International Media Office on Thursday also rejected reports that the attack had caused friction between Qatar and the U.S., and said the “partnership is stronger than ever and continues to grow.”

“We will continue working together to promote global peace and stability,” the agency said in a statement.