During meeting with freed hostages, Trump said to have repeatedly asked about public support in Israel for continued deal

US President Donald Trump repeatedly asked about the public support for a hostage deal in Israel, during a meeting with several freed hostages at the White House yesterday, Channel 13 reports.

According to the report, Trump inquired about whether the Israeli public wanted to see the continuation of a hostage release and ceasefire deal with Hamas, after the first phase of the agreement ended last week.

The meeting was attended by Iair Horn, Omer Shem Tov, Eli Sharabi, Keith Siegel, Aviva Siegel, Naama Levy, Doron Steinbrecher and Noa Argamani.

With the exception of Aviva Siegel, who was released from captivity in November 2023, and Noa Argamani, who was rescued by IDF troops in June 2024, the attendees were all released from Hamas captivity during the recent deal.

Trump is quoted by Channel 13 as having asked if the public was “ready for a deal to release the hostages that includes the release of terrorists?”