US President Donald Trump hosted released Israeli captives in Washington DC on Nov. 20, personally handing each a Presidential Challenge Coin. During the White House ceremony, Trump called the freed hostages “heroes, not hostages.” The group, among 20 captives released by Hamas on Oct. 13 under Trump’s Gaza plan, expressed gratitude, presenting gifts to the president. The symbolic coins honor service and achievement in the US military. n18oc_crux | n18oc_world

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