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We had a great team, but it doesn't happen without Donald Trump…The president was responsible for this release, and we all owe him a debt of gratitude, as to all the families,
People who know Steve Witkoff, Donald Trump’s envoy to the Middle East, were not surprised to hear that an aggressive meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convinced the latter to sign a deal that included a ceasefire and the return of hostages,
a report noted at Al-Ain media He’s a smart guy and a talented negotiator,
a person close to Witkoff said, according to the Gulf media Hamas has to realize that the rules are about to change in the Middle East and that it's time to bring back the hostages immediately,
the group said in a statement President Trump put us on the map,
said Yaakov Selavan of the Golan Heights Regional Council I know that when he's going to be back, things will change, but I'm not sure to which extent,
said Gaya Omri, a protester at a recent rally in Jerusalem Trump, thank you for handling this", ... President Trump, bring them home",
Demonstrators carried posters that read He gave us the best PR campaign we've ever had, and we hope the new US administration will continue this,
My only hope is that he can finish this war. This is what we want,
But as I'm speaking to you today, I want to make sure that the world will know the deal must go on in full, in completely, in all the stages,
Argamani said, her voice steeped with urgency Right now, it's kind of the same. We are feeling the optimism, and we are seeing the first deal brought life because we see the first three hostages coming back,
We have 94 hostages left in Gaza, and we are here to make sure that this deal is not only the first stage follows through, but every single hostage is brought home,
We hope that President Trump will bring the last of hostages back home, ... As Biden [brought] the first one.”
This is a deal with the devil,
Before President Trump was elected, it [the deal] was stuck,
Ronen Neutra, whose son Omer was killed by Hamas terrorists, told Fox News on Sunday We trust him. We know he is going to do it,
We know their family, and we are so emotionally involved in this as well and thrilled to see them coming out,
We've become one family, all the hostage families. We've been going through this crazy roller coaster of emotions for 15 months now, and we've heard so much about these young women. We've gotten really close to their families, and we're very, very, very excited and full of anticipation of meeting them and hopefully seeing them rehabilitate and continue with their lives,
Today's ceasefire in Gaza and the release of hostages is a result of a principled and effective policy that we presided over for months,
We pray for them and their families as it will be a long recovery