Among worries over the continuation of the cease-fire deal, Einav Zangauker, whose son is a hostage in Gaza, is traveling to the U.S. capital, after a source says relatives of hostages were denied a request to join Netanyahu as he will meet with Trump to discuss the deal's next stages

ISRAEL: Hostages Ofer Kalderon, Keith Siegel and Yarden Bibas set to be released from captivity on Saturday ■ LEBANON: IDF intercepts suspicious target from Lebanon; IDF confirms strike in east Lebanon ■ GAZA: Trump says he's 'confident' Jordan, Egypt will take in Gazan refugees

Bibas met with his father and sister at the meeting point in Re'im. His father told him: 'Sweetheart, you've kept your sense of humor.' ■ Kalderon saw his friends at Sheba Hospital, calling out to them: 'I love all of you' ■ Aviva Seigel, Keith's wife, said as she saw him be handed over to the Red Cross: 'Wow, he looks good!'

'This is it, it's over, dad. You're with us. We didn't give up,' Ofer Kalderon's daughter said when they reunited after 15 months ■ 'Yarden returned to an unbearable reality. Please protect his soul,' the Bibas family stated. ■ 'Abba, you're back with us!' Keith Siegel's daughters cheered when they reunited with him at the hospital

Many people, including families and children, gathered on Saturday morning at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv to witness the release of Keith Siegel, Ofer Kalderon, and Yarden Bibas from captivity. 'Our kids are deeply worried about Kfir and Ariel,' one mother said, as her daughter held up a sign of the baby kidnapped by Hamas at just 9 months old

A father of a hostage thanked Trump for the cease-fire agreement and warned him ahead of his meeting with Israel's PM on Tuesday: 'Netanyahu will try to manipulate you like he did with Biden. Don't let him'; Released hostage Doron Steinbrecher addresses the public in a video statement

The hostages' families are publicly thanking Trump for the cease-fire agreement, hoping he'll pressure Netanyahu to stick to the deal. For his part, the prime minister and his far-right allies hope that Tuesday's White House talks will enable them to continue the war

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