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WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 24: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to reporters alongside Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) at the U.S. Capitol Building on July 24, 2024 in Washington, DC. Ahead of his remarks during a joint meeting of Congress, Netanyahu is meeting with Senate and House leadership. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Netanyahu: Second phase of Gaza ceasefire expected soon

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that Israel and Hamas are close to entering the second phase of the ceasefire agreement, which will begin shortly after the terror group returns the remains of the last hostage held in Gaza.

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Freed Israeli hostages join Trump at WH: ‘You’re not a hostage anymore… Today, you’re heroes’

President Donald Trump welcomed more than a dozen freed Israeli hostages and their families to the White House on Thursday, praising them as brave “heroes.”

Relatives of Israeli hostages held by the Palestinian Hamas movement carry a picture of Omer Neutra, 22, in Kibbutz Nirim along the fence on the Gaza border, equipped with powerful loudspeakers hanging from cranes, in an effort to get messages of hope across to them as their time in captivity nears to 100 days, on January 11, 2024. The conflict triggered by Hamas's deadly October 7 attack on Israel has caused massive destruction in the Gaza Strip, killing tens of thousands and leaving residents on the brink of famine. Much of the territory has become unrecognisable, as entire neighbourhoods which were once bustling with people, cars and donkey-drawn carts have been reduced to rubble. (Photo by JACK GUEZ / AFP) (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump confirms Israel has received the remains of 3 deceased hostages, including 1 American

President Donald Trump confirmed that the remains of U.S.-Israeli citizen Omer Neutra were returned to Israel by Hamas on Sunday, along with the remains of two other hostages.

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 14: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with President of Argentina Javier Milei in the Cabinet Room at the White House on October 14, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump is hosting Milei for a working lunch days after the U.S. Treasury finalized a $20 billion currency swap framework with Argentina in an effort to help stabilize its economy. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Trump: ‘No choice but to go in and kill’ Hamas if public executions don’t stop — ‘not the deal’

President Donald Trump issued a stern warning to Hamas via his Truth Social platform, stating that if the terrorist group continues executing Palestinians in Gaza, those working to stabilize the recent peace agreement would have “no choice but to go in and kill them.”

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 15: U.S. President Donald Trump looks on during a press conference in the Oval Office of the White House on October 15, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump and Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Kash Patel provided an update on the Trump administration’s progress in reducing violent crime. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Trump: If Hamas doesn’t fulfill ceasefire deal Israel could ‘return to those streets’

President Donald Trump has warned of the consequences for Hamas if they fail to return the remaining hostages and submit to disarmament.

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 26: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) speaks during a news conference with Democratic lawmakers about the Biden administrations border politics, outside the U.S. Capitol on January 26, 2023 in Washington, DC. A group of 77 Democratic lawmakers sent a letter to President Joe Biden this week criticizing his administrations policies restricting asylum access for migrants crossing the southern border. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Despite securing Gaza ceasefire, AOC labels Trump an ‘obstacle to peace’

Prominent Democrat Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez struggled to give President Donald Trump credit for securing a ceasefire in Gaza while labeling him an “obstacle to peace.”