Schwarzenegger gave bronze eagle sculptures to his visitors at a video production company in Santa Monica, just west of Los Angeles.
In turn they presented Schwarzenegger with "Bring Them Home" dog tags.
Declaring himself "a big friend of the Jewish people and Israel," Schwarzenegger said he wanted to amplify the message not to abandon those who remain captive.
Israel says Hamas, the militant group that rules Gaza, took 240 hostages in the Oct. 7 attack that also killed 1,200 people and set off a Middle East war.
Among those meeting the "Terminator" star was Bar Rudaeff, 27, whose father Lior Rudaeff, 61, was taken from the Kibbutz Nir Yitzchak.
Persons:
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Schwarzenegger, Rudaeff, Lior Rudaeff, Nir Yitzchak, Jacob Bohbot, Elkana Bohbot, Ella Shani, Amit Shani, Ella's, Itzik Kozin, Omar Younis, Daniel Trotta, Lincoln
Organizations:
California, Hamas, Nova, Be'eri, Museum, Tolerance, Thomson
Locations:
SANTA MONICA , California, Israel, Gaza, Santa Monica, Los Angeles, Tolerance Jerusalem