Netanyahu leaves ‘private message’ for returning Israeli hostages
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his spouse, Sara, wrote a private heat welcome message to the residing hostages who have been freed Monday after spending over two years in Hamas captivity.
“Within the identify of God, the individuals of Israel! We love you! We stand with you, and we’re with you. Sara and Benjamin Netanyahu,” the observe, written in Hebrew, learn.
The kits included clothes, a laptop computer laptop, a cellphone, and a pill.
Netanyahu and his spouse, Sara, have been seen with Trump’s daughter, Ivanka Trump, and her husband, Jared Kushner, on the airport forward of the president’s arrival.
Trump touched down at Ben Gurion Airport close to Tel Aviv at about 9:43 a.m. as the primary group of seven hostages crossed over into Israel. The remaining 13 residing hostages are anticipated to be launched to the Pink Cross shortly.
The commander-in-chief emerged from Air Power One alone and was greeted by a navy band enjoying for his arrival.
The president gazed out on the crowd, pumping his fist within the air to have fun to event earlier than descending the steps.
Trump greeted Israeli President Isaac Herzog and shared a pleasant second with Netanyahu earlier than talking with US Ambassador Mike Huckabee and Israeli envoy Yechiel Leiter. He and Netanyahu then departed collectively for the Knesset in Jerusalem.
The president and his staff brokered the landmark peace deal final week, during which Hamas agreed to launch 20 surviving hostages and return the stays of 28 others — captives who endured greater than two harrowing years in Gaza after being kidnapped from southern Israel throughout Hamas’ bloody Oct. 7, 2023 invasion.
Practically 2,000 Palestinian prisoners and detainees held in Israel are set to be launched as a part of the primary part of the ceasefire settlement.
