"Israel is a place where Jews are meant to be safe, and if these people didn't come home, then what is the point of Israel?"
"It's pretty clear that nothing would have happened in the last few weeks had Trump not really decided it was going to happen and was going lean very heavily on Netanyahu."
"I think people appreciate the chance to breathe, and they've needed that over the past two years, he says."
Final hostages kidnapped on 7 October were released in Tel Aviv, provoking cheers and relief among crowds in Hostages Square as the first seven were confirmed safe. Some attendees expressed existential concerns about Israeli security and national purpose if hostages had not returned. Former US president Donald Trump flew to Israel to address the Knesset, received praise from Benjamin Netanyahu, and was credited by analysts for pressing for the releases and moving talks to Egypt. Families in Ramallah experienced mixed emotions as some relatives returned from Israeli prisons while others were sent to Gaza. The ceasefire provided a temporary respite from two years of suffering.
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