Trump welcomes freed Israeli hostages, praises them as heroes

(JNS) - U.S. President Donald Trump warmly welcomed a delegation of former hostages and family members to the White House on Thursday. In a message shared by the White House, he told them: "You're not a hostage anymore ... today you're heroes."

The delegation consisted of 26 former hostages, including 17 of the 20 living captives who were released in the Gaza ceasefire deal that Trump brokered in October.

Trump handed each member of the delegation a special presidential coin. In his remarks to all the hostages, he said, "It's an honor to get to know all of you. I know some of you already. I kn...