Donald Trump got the last living hostages home with one peace deal that left the world speechless
The Biden-Harris administration failed for over two years to bring these hostages home.
President Trump did it in less than nine months.
And Donald Trump got the last living hostages home with one peace deal that left the world speechless.
Trump delivers what Biden couldn’t – complete hostage liberation
All 20 remaining living hostages held by Hamas terrorists since their horrific October 7, 2023 attack are finally free.¹
The Israel Defense Forces confirmed their release under President Donald Trump’s brokered Middle East peace deal just as Trump arrived in Tel Aviv for a historic visit.
After 738 days in the hands of brutal Hamas terrorists, these civilians are finally going home to their families.
The first seven hostages were released early Monday morning, followed by the remaining 13 later in the day.²
The second group of 13 released included Elkana Bohbot, Avinatan Or, Yosef-Chaim Ohana, Evyatar David, Rom Braslavski, Segev Kalfon, Nimrod Cohen, Maxim Herkin, Eitan Horn, Matan Zangauker, Bar Kupershtein, David Cunio, and Ariel Cunio.³
The hostages were turned over to the Red Cross before being transferred to the IDF and brought to the Re’im base in southern Israel.⁴
Events were livestreamed to families and supporters who had gathered at Tel Aviv’s Hostages Square – the site of countless protests demanding action since Hamas launched their war of terror.
World leaders praise Trump’s diplomatic triumph
Even France’s Emmanuel Macron couldn’t hide his admiration for Trump’s achievement.
Reports indicated that French leaders expressed support for Trump’s peace initiatives as the hostage releases began.⁵
World leaders have lined up to praise Trump’s peace plan that finally ended the nightmare for these families.
What a difference competent leadership makes.
The same European leaders who spent years trying to undermine Trump are now begging to help implement his peace deals.
As part of the agreement, Israel also conducted releases of Palestinians who had been in custody.
A massive billboard greeting Trump upon his arrival said it all – expressing gratitude to the president for his work toward the peace agreement and hostage releases.
Trump calls liberation a "new beginning" for the Middle East
Trump’s reaction was pure class and focused entirely on the freed hostages and their families.
"We’re so happy for them," the President said at the Knesset. "They’re going to be happy and they’re going to have a great life. They’ve been very brave."⁶
Trump hailed the hostage releases as marking a "new beginning" for the region.
The President addressed Israel’s lawmaking body, the Knesset, in what was a historic speech.
"This is my great honor – a great and beautiful day. A new beginning," Trump wrote in the Knesset guest book.⁷
The stark contrast between weakness and strength
Look, here’s what this achievement really shows about the difference between Trump and the previous administration.
Biden and Harris had over two years to bring these hostages home.
They failed.
Their empty words gave Hamas and Netanyahu’s government free hand to continue the slaughter.
For families who spent 738 days wondering if they’d ever see their loved ones again, empty words meant nothing.
Trump solved it in less than nine months.
The timing tells you everything you need to know about how the world works.
Hamas held onto those hostages and the Israeli Government kept bombing through an entire Biden presidency.
But Trump was arriving in Israel to finally make it clear that enough was enough.
That’s not coincidence – that’s what happens when America has a President who finally demands respect from foreign heads of state, including allies.
These families spent over two years praying for this moment.
Their gratitude is going to the President who actually got the job done.
The billboard thanking Trump says it all.
Even Israel’s citizens know who deserves the credit here.
¹ Israel Defense Forces, "Operation Returning Home – All Living Hostages Released," X Platform, October 13, 2025.
² Axios, "All Israeli hostages freed by Hamas under Gaza deal brokered by Trump," October 13, 2025.
³ Israel Defense Forces, "Operation Returning Home," X Platform, October 13, 2025.
⁴ Axios, "All Israeli hostages freed by Hamas under Gaza deal brokered by Trump," October 13, 2025.
⁵ CNBC, "Hamas releases first Israeli hostages under Trump-brokered ceasefire," October 13, 2025.
⁶ IANS, "Great and beautiful day: Trump writes in Knesset guestbook as Hamas releases 20 hostages," October 13, 2025.
⁷ Ibid.
