The 20 surviving hostages were released “after 738 agonizing days in captivity,” the Hostages and Missing Families Forum said in a statement.

The US president was referring to the Israeli premier’s long-running corruption trial. But on a day Israel when celebrated 20 hostage releases, a moment of elation on Hoshana Rabbah — the final day of “divine judgment” in the Sukkot holiday — the call for clemency had far broader resonance.

The families of the hostages released by Hamas are reacting following their release from captivity after being held for over two years.

Dror Or, 48, and his wife, Yonat, were killed in the attack on Be'eri, the kibbutz confirmed in February 2024. Two of his three children, Noam and Alma, were taken hostage and were released as part of the November 2023 ceasefire deal. Dror's body is being held in Gaza.

The U.S.-led plan is sending shockwaves across New York as the Israel-Hamas war has played an outsized role in New York City politics.

New York City socialist mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani broke his silence on the release of Israeli hostages on Monday in a statement that did not mention President Trump.

US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff and Donald Trump's daughter and son-in-law spoke at rally as Israel awaits hostages' release.

As 20 Israeli hostages returned home, Colette Lipszyc, mourning her fallen cousin, shares in the relief felt across North Texas after a historic Hamas prisoner release.