Naama Levy told Trump that 'you were our hope, and now you’re the hope of the rest of the hostages.'

In exchange, Israel was set to release on Saturday 602 Palestinian terrorists, including 50 serving life sentences, 60 serving long terms and 47 re-arrested after the 2011 swap for captive IDF soldier Gilad Shalit.

Ohad Ben Ami, who was freed after being kidnapped by Hamas in Kibbutz Nir Oz on October 7th, had a message for the remaining captives in Gaza,'Stay strong. You will come home.'

Freed hostage Yair Horn stated his one request: that his brother Eitan, who was also kidnapped by Hamas on October 7th, be released as soon as possible.

Israel is demanding the freedom of six living hostages during the seventh release scheduled for Saturday. According to the deal, Hamas is required to release three captives.

In return, Israel released 369 terrorists later on Saturday—36 serving life sentences.

Hamas continues to dangle hostages in front of a nation still reeling from the October 7 massacre, tormenting the captives' relatives who have been waiting for over a year and a half to welcome them home.

Arab terrorists released by Israel as part of the hostage deal, whom some media outlets have sought to equate with the innocent hostages held by Hamas, took up arms, vowing to continue terrorism.

Reacting to Hamas halting hostage releases, US President Donald Trump warned “All hell is going to break loose” if all hostages aren’t released on Saturday.

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar slammed the international community for focusing on 'starvation' in Gaza and ignoring the plight of the hostages, who are clearly emaciated.

Reacting to the emaciated appearance of the hostages, the Prime Minister's Office declared,'The shocking images that we have seen today will not go unaddressed.'

'We stood strong, and we took their prisoners, whom we guarded throughout the war, from out of our house.'

Israeli government spokesman David Mencer reports that Hamas stated 25 of the hostages are alive.

Hostages Karina Ariev, Daniella Gilboa, Naama Levy, and Liri Albag were freed after 477 days of captivity in Gaza.

Karina Ariev, 20, Daniella Gilboa, 20, Naama Levy, 20, and Liri Albag, 19 were abducted from the Nahal Oz base on October 7, 2023.

The terrorist commander is to be set free as part of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire, but the IDF has warned that he will be targeted if he resumes terrorist activities.

'We feel the future pain of those who will suffer the consequences' of the terrorist's release.'

The New York Times is equating Israeli hostages with convicted terrorists in its reporting, including a news tab titled “Hostages-Prisoners Releases.”

'The wholesale release of terrorists into Judea and Samaria is a clear danger to the country,' said Samaria Regional Council’s head Yossi Dagan.

Halevi: ‘We are very resolute with Hamas in order to achieve the terms we want, and we will remain very resolute moving forward.’

'The deal will erase the achievements of the war,' said party leader Itamar Ben-Gvir.

'On the one hand it is our moral duty to bring back these hostages. On the other hand we are releasing convicted terrorists who have killed multiple people,' says Israel’s foreign ministry special envoy.

Netanyahu stressed that Israel had retained 'significant assets' to be used to return all remaining hostages from Gaza, as well as to accomplish all of the Jewish state’s war goals.

The full Cabinet is expected to give the final approval on Saturday evening.

The first stage will reportedly see the release of 33 hostages, including all women, children and men over 50. Talks on the second phase will begin 16 days after the implementation.

'You know more than any other leader in the world to differentiate between good and evil,' said MK Ohad Tal at the resort in Florida.

'If they don't get it done, there's going to be a lot of trouble out there - a lot of trouble like they have never seen before.'

According to Israel’s Channel 12, the two sides have reached compromises on the key issues, and Qatari mediators are now waiting for formal approval from Hamas.

In response to a question about a ceasefire and hostage deal in Gaza, President-elect Trump vowed that Hamas would face severe consequences for holding innocent people hostage.

The current framework would see the release of several dozen hostages, including women and children along with elderly and seriously ill captives, in addition to several American citizens.

Hochstein: 'Everybody always blames the Israelis for everything,' but'...Hamas has not come to the negotiating table in good faith for months.'

Netanyahu to Gazans: ‘You choose—the choice is yours—but the result will be the same. We will return everyone’

The meeting was convened in response to the rejection by Hamas of all proposals currently on the table.

The response from Qatari mediators to Sinwar was not to focus on himself but on the hostages, who are the pressing issue.

Too many seem to have forgotten, or ignored, the real culprits.

The memo puts to rest to the notion that Hamas has any interest in ending the war quickly and alleviating the suffering of Gaza residents.

Douglas Murray firmly reminded Piers Morgan on his show that it was Hamas who kidnapped and murdered hundreds of people on October 7th.

Biden 'stressed the urgency of bringing the ceasefire and hostage release deal to closure.'

Hamas has publicly rejected the latest offer, leading Washington to become increasingly pessimistic.

Zalmanovich was confirmed dead in December after Hamas released a video of him in critical condition.