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Trump’s return to power brings hope to hostages
Ronen and Orna Neutra, whose son Omer was killed by Hamas, join ‘Fox & Friends Weekend’ to discuss the ceasefire agreement and Hamas’ preparations for hostage release amid President-elect Donald’s return to office Trump.
As President-elect Donald Trump As he prepares to return to the White House, a long-awaited ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas is unfolding, offering hope to hostage families, even though some recognize it as a “deal with the devil.” “.
“Before President Trump was elected, (the deal) was stalled,” Ronen Neutra, whose son Omer was killed by Hamas terrorists, told Fox News on Sunday.
“Let’s face it, the fact that President Trump had a clear message: ‘When I take office, I want to see the hostages out, or else there will be a lot to pay,’ had a huge impact in the Middle East, and we are “I am hopeful that with your leadership, we will see the 98 hostages leave starting today with the three female hostages.”
“We know their family and we’re also very emotionally invested in this and excited to see them come out,” he said.
US President-elect Donald Trump speaks to members of the media following a meeting with Republican senators at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, Wednesday, January 8, 2025. (Valerie Plesch/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Trump promised to “pay hell” if the remaining Hamas captives were not freed before his inauguration date in a Truth Social post last year. The message offered a ray of hope to the families of some captives, including one who called the message “exactly the kind of language we were missing.”
Ronen and his wife Orna’s son, Omer, an IDF tank platoon commander and an American from Long Island, New YorkIt was recently determined that , who was long thought to be one of Hamas’s captives, had been killed by the terrorist group on October 7, 2023.
Their parents, who have remained open about their demands that the hostages be returned safely, plan to attend Trump’s inauguration in Washington, DC, on Monday.
Ahead of the ceremony, hostages Doron Steinbrecher, Romi Gonen and Emily Damari were released on Sunday in the first phase of the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas.
Orna Neutra reacted to the statement during the special Sunday broadcast prior to the opening of “Fox & Friends Weekend.”
“We have become one family, all hostage families. We have been going through this crazy rollercoaster of emotions for 15 months and we have heard a lot about these young women. We have become very close to their families, and we are very, very, very excited and full of anticipation to meet them and hopefully see them rehabilitate and move on with their lives,” he said.
More hostage releases are planned to occur in phase two.
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The Palestinians are celebrating in a similar way the ceasefire agreement in Gaza.
“This is a deal with the devil,” Ronen Neutra said. “These people, terrorists, killed 1,200 people in one day, the worst day in Israel’s history since the Holocaust, and they killed, at that time, 45 Americans, so of course it’s terrible to see them celebrating right now, but you know. What? We celebrate because we believe in the dignity of life. They believe in the dignity of death, and we believe that every soul is important, and we will fight for them and we will bring everything we can. “98 people support President Trump’s leadership.”
“We trust him. We know he’s going to do it,” he added. “We know that he is going to put pressure on all the partners in the region, in the Middle East, to make sure that those 98 return, including our son. We have to get our son to a proper burial. He deserves it.”
Reuters contributed to this report.
