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Vance and US ambassador meet with bereaved families and former hostages

By Jacob Magid 22 October 2025, 4:17 pm
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US Vice President JD Vance, Second Lady Usha Vance and US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee are currently meeting with a group of hostages’ families in Jerusalem.

The delegation includes former hostages, family members of deceased hostages who are still in Gaza, and family members of those killed in Hamas’s October 7 attack, Vance’s office says.

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