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‘More to come’: Top Trump aide expresses ‘relief’ over 1st three hostages’ release
Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief

Israeli hostage families and others rally on the National Mall near the Washington Monument, to encourage President-elect Donald Trump to bring home remaining hostages held in Gaza, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Responding to the release of the first three Israeli hostages, incoming US national security adviser Mike Waltz tweets that he is “relieved these three brave women are no longer suffering at the hands of Hamas terrorists in the tunnels below Gaza and are once again are with their families.”
“More to come,” Waltz adds.
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