After 737 days in captivity, the hostages reunited with their families, amid joyous celebrations, mixed with anguish at the pain and abuse they suffered.

While the families received their loved ones, Israeli President Isaac Herzog and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu greeted President Trump at Ben Gurion Airport. Trump then traveled straight to Jerusalem, where he addressed members of Israel's parliament. (Screengrab image: via CBN News)

Herzog also bestowed Israel's highest civilian award, the Presidential Medal of Honor, on the US President.

Trump wrote in the Knesset guest book, "This is my great honor. A great and beautiful day. A new beginning."

While sitting with the prime minister, he said, "The war is over."

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Trump called for peace in the Middle East and was expected to meet with hostage families during his short visit to the Jewish state.

In remarks prepared for the Knesset, Trump declared, "We gather on a day of profound joy, of soaring hope, of renewed faith—and above all, a day to give our deepest thanks to the Almighty God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob." (Screengrab image: via CBN News)

The president also noted, "The cruelty of October 7th struck to the core of humanity itself. The United States of America grieved alongside you, and we mourned for our own citizens who were so viciously taken. To all the families whose lives were forever changed by the atrocities of that day, and to all the people of Israel, please know that America joins you in those two everlasting vows—NEVER FORGET, and NEVER AGAIN."

The hostages' release marks the end of a 24-month nightmare for the people of Israel. (Screengrab image: via Fox News)

Hostage Square in the heart of Tel Aviv has been the focus of Israel's emotional heartbeat since October 7th, 2023, with thousands of yellow ribbons, flags, and posters of the hostages adorning the area.

Now, finally, as the captives return to their lives as Israelis, the nation may be able to turn a page.

Israeli Human Rights Attorney Arsen Ostrovsky told CBN News, "We are such a small country here that everyone knows someone you know, either a soldier, you know, a hostage. You have fought. We know their stories. We know their faces. We know their names. It's as if it could be our brother, our sister, father, our son. So there's this incredible connection to all of them. And so the relief, the sense of joy is just overwhelming." (Screengrab image: via CBN News)

He added, "And so the relief, the sense of joy, is just overwhelming. I think for us as a country, as a nation."

As the hostages return to freedom, Israel is releasing about 1,900 Palestinian prisoners in the coming hours, some of them convicted murderers. Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

However, for Israelis and their supporters, many people are looking to this Scripture in the Book of Jeremiah as a picture of what took place on Monday:

Jeremiah 31:16,17

"Thus says the Lord: Refrain your voice from weeping,
And your eyes from tears;
For your work shall be rewarded, says the Lord,
And they shall come back from the land of the enemy.

There is hope in your future, says the Lord,
That your children shall come back to their own border.

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