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Trump Meets with Freed Israeli Hostages at White House
(Ha'aretz-Ynet News) Linda Dayan - U.S. President Donald Trump met with 17 recently released Israeli hostages at the White House on Thursday, joined by 9 others from past rescues, who came to personally thank him for leading the effort to secure their freedom. Trump told them, "You are not hostages anymore: You are heroes." Addressing freed hostage Matan Angrest, Trump said "Because of service in the IDF, Matan was subjected to severe beatings, even at times losing consciousness. He went through hell. I've heard stories that were not good. Look at you, how good you look. It just made you tougher, right? It did, made you tougher." "But Matan never broke, and today he's a living testimony to the toughness, heart, and faith of the Jewish people. Great knowing you, you're a great inspiration to everybody, whether you're Jewish or not," Trump said.