Trump meets freed Israeli hostages, calls them ‘heroes’ in White House ceremony

President Donald Trump on Thursday met with freed Israeli hostages, who were kidnapped and held by Hamas, and their loved ones at the White House. Trump met with 17 people who were held captive by Hamas and were released a month ago and their loved ones. He handed the survivors a Presidential Challenge Coin. "You’re not a hostage anymore, today you’re heroes," Trump said. "We love you all, and our country loves you all. You’re amazing people." TRUMP THANKS GROUP REPRESENTING FAMILIES OF HOSTAGES FOR NOBEL PEACE PRIZE APPEALThe last living hostages held in Gaza were freed in October amid interv