Liran Berman calls his brothers, Gali and Ziv, “the light of every room [they] walk into.” 

Twins Gali and Ziv were taken hostage from their home in Kibbutz Kfar Aza during Hamas’ Oct. 7 attacks. He told Fox News Digital that it was fitting that they brought light into every room, as the two brothers were lighting technicians. 

While most Israelis in their 20s move to the center of the country to live in cities like Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, Gali and Ziv opted to stay in their family’s home in southern Israel. They wanted to help their mother care for their father, who is suffering from dementia and Parkinson’s disease.

Liran told Fox News Digital that his brothers were ripped from their beds while sleeping late on a Saturday during a holiday weekend.

Twins Gali and Ziv Berman were kidnapped during Hamas’ Oct. 7 attacks and have been held hostage in Gaza ever since. (The Hostages and Missing Families Forum)

Liran believes that President Donald Trump has the power to secure his brothers’ release. He told Fox News Digital that Trump’s election brought a “different atmosphere” to the negotiations.

“We are in awe of what President Trump has done in his short term this far, and we are still hopeful that with the current administration we will see the remaining hostages, until the last one. Because that’s what they promised us. Until the last one will be home. It gives us a lot of strength,” Liran told Fox News Digital. He also described himself as a “firm believer in the Trump effect.”

Hamas hostages Gali and Ziv Berman are shown prior to their abduction on Oct. 7, 2023. (The Hostages and Missing Families Forum)

When asked about the renewed anti-Israel unrest on U.S. college campuses, Liran told Fox News Digital that he wants those students to realize that they are not so different from Gali and Ziv. They are around the same age and likely share the same interests.

“I want them to know that Gali and Ziv have their whole lives ahead of them,” Liran told Fox News Digital. “And I want them to know that Gali and Ziv are missed by so many people.”