By Jack Davis October 13, 2025 at 8:32am
As he met with families whose souls have been lined with worry and grief from the day their loved ones were taken to Gaza as hostage, President Donald Trump was told his role in their return would never be forgotten
Trump met with the families of those taken by Hamas at the Knesset prior to his address to Israel’s parliament. The speech and meeting came as the final 20 living hostages taken after Hamas massacred Israel civilians on Oct. 7, 2023, were released as part of a peace deal Trump helped broker.
“First of all, thank you. Your name will be remembered to generations.” ❤️
Hostage families tell President Trump their stories at the Knesset pic.twitter.com/w0FtqxXtS3
— Margo Martin (@MargoMartin47) October 13, 2025
“First of all, thank you. Your name will be remembered to generations,” a woman told Trump as he met with the families.
“This is a very great moment for me,” she added.
“I want to sincerely thank you” ❤️
President @realDonaldTrump meets with hostage families and listens to their stories pic.twitter.com/SNQCpTVUU4
— Margo Martin (@MargoMartin47) October 13, 2025
Another woman speaking to Trump during the meeting rose to tell him, I sincerely thank you.”
A man speaking to Trump made it simple: “I got my life back, thanks to you” he told the president, as seen in a video circulating on X.
“And now,” he said, “life is full.”
MUST WATCH!
“I got my life back thanks to you”
President @realDonaldTrump listens as each hostage family tells their story ❤️ pic.twitter.com/h5n1kxQUnn
— Margo Martin (@MargoMartin47) October 13, 2025
In a speech to the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, Trump said, “This long and difficult war has ended,” according to the Times of Israel.
The region “has endorsed the plan that Gaza has been demilitarized, Hamas will be disarmed, and Israel’s security will no longer be threatened in any way, shape or form.”
“[Israel] won all that it can by force of arms,” Trump said. “You’ve won.”
In his speech, Trump address the Hamas massacre that launched the war.
Jack Davis is a freelance writer who joined The Western Journal in July 2015 and chronicled the campaign that saw President Donald Trump elected. Since then, he has written extensively for The Western Journal on the Trump administration as well as foreign policy and military issues.
Jack Davis is a freelance writer who joined The Western Journal in July 2015 and chronicled the campaign that saw President Donald Trump elected. Since then, he has written extensively for The Western Journal on the Trump administration as well as foreign policy and military issues.
Jack can be reached at jackwritings1@gmail.com.
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