New Delhi, Oct. 7 -- The families of hostages still held in Gaza have called on the Norwegian Nobel Committee to award President Donald Trump the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts in negotiating a hostage exchange deal. The appeal comes just days before the committee announces this year's laureate.

The Hostages and Missing Families Forum sent a letter to the committee on Monday, urging recognition of Trump's role in securing a deal that could free the remaining 48 hostages and end the ongoing conflict in Gaza.

"At this very moment, President Trump's comprehensive plan to release all remaining hostages and finally end this terrible war is on the table," the group, representing the majority of hostages' families in Israel, said in the let...