American-Israeli Hostage Is Released Under Truce Deal

The tour will begin on February 1, with the arrival of the Foreign Minister in Israel, where he will stay for three days,

said an official statement from the Foreign Ministry

At this moment, our father is stepping onto the soil of the Land of Israel, and our hearts are filled with indescribable joy. After 484 long and terrifying days and nights, filled with constant worry for our father, we can finally breathe again,

the statement said

We are deeply grateful to the brave IDF soldiers and security forces who risk their lives every day, and we extend our condolences to the families who have lost their beloved ones in service to all of us,

the statement continued

Gershon Baskinthe former israeli hostage negotiator

I think it's all on the shoulders of Trump,

Baskin told CBS News

Gershon Baskinthe former israeli hostage negotiator

We've already had mutual accusations of breach. Right now, both sides are interested in at least bringing this forward to the end of the 42 days

of phase ... Baskin said

Gershon Baskinthe former israeli hostage negotiator

Any deal that takes two or three months to end a war is a bad deal, because it can go off the rails at any point, and at any point either one of the sides can accuse the other of breaching,

Israeli analyst and former hostage negotiator Gershon Baskin told CBS News on Friday

What we hear from the Israeli side is that they will not end the war or withdraw from Gaza, and what we hear from Hamas is that there is no deal unless it ends the war and brings about an Israeli withdrawal,

he said

There is almost nothing left of Gaza,

Witkoff told Axios, estimating that full reconstruction could take 10 to 15 years

I know they became a symbol,

Bibas-Levy said in a tearful news conference last February

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, together with Defense Minister Israel Katz, has ordered that the release of the terrorists slated to be released today be delayed until the safe exit of our hostages in the next phases is assured. Israel demands that the mediators see to this,

the Israel PM Office said in a statement

Thank God for this moment: Agam, our hero, has returned to us after 482 days in the hands of the enemy."

In a statement from the hospital, Berger's family said

We said then, and we say now: we hold on to hope and continue waiting for their return. We await clarity regarding their condition.”

Relatives of the Bibas family said in a statement

The information we received is not good,

Jimmy Miller, a cousin of Shiri Bibas, told the Jewish News Service last week

To get him back has been the one thing that has been the missing piece of their puzzle of recovery,

Kalderon's cousin, Jason Greenberg told NBC Boston

How this happens will influence our ability to get to phase-two of the deal,

Witkoff said

It's hard to imagine anybody being able to endure that long and even come back the same person,

Greenberg said

We know [the ceasefire deal] will bring us some kind of certainty, but we are very scared as well,

Ofri Bibas-Levy said

Not knowing is so hard that sometimes I just want to scream,

Kfir Bibas’ aunt, Ofri Bibas-Levy, told NBC News earlier this week

Israel insists that the lessons be learned and that strict care be taken in the next phases regarding the safe return of our hostages,

Netanyahu's office stated

Benjamin Netanyahuprime Minister

I view with utmost severity the shocking scenes during the release of our hostages. This is additional proof of the inconceivable brutality of the Hamas terrorist organization,

Netanyahu noted, according to the prime minister's office