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Trump meets freed Israeli hostages, calls them ‘heroes’ in White House ceremony

Twenty-six former hostages met President Trump to thank him for brokering their release after around 738 days in captivity, presenting symbolic gifts from their homes.

  • U.S. President Donald Trump hosted a delegation of 26 former hostages at the White House on Thursday, where he told them they were no longer hostages and called them heroes, drawing applause.
  • On October 13, the final 20 living hostages were released after some endured 738 days in captivity, in a deal Trump brokered as part of his 20-point plan for Gaza.
  • Three fallen hostages remain unreturned: First Class Ran Gvili, Dror Or and Sudthisak Rinthalak, while Hamas released 25 bodies out of 28 and three former hostages stayed in Israel.
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Haaretz broke the news in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel on Thursday, November 20, 2025.
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