The Return of the Hostages—and the Future of the Middle East
A woman listens to Donald Trump address the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, on a screen in Hostages Square in Tel Aviv on October 13, 2025. (Chris McGrath via Getty Images)
Matthew Continetti, Amit Segal, Michael Oren, and others on how to understand this extraordinary moment in the Middle East.
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“This is the historic dawn of a new Middle East,” President Donald Trump said before the Israeli parliament this morning.
As he spoke, the remaining 20 living Israeli hostages crossed from Gaza into Israel, finally home with their families. Israeli authorities confirmed that four coffins containing the bodies of deceased hostages were handed over to the …
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