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Fast Forward Hostage families, Steve Witkoff appear onstage at post-inauguration Donald Trump rally
Noa Argamani, whom the Israeli army rescued from Gaza in June, was also on stage
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Fast Forward Inauguration 2025: ‘My proudest legacy will be that of a peacemaker,’ Trump says
In benediction, Rabbi Ari Berman invoked MAGA and said Trump ‘actually feels' the pain of hostage families
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“It’s scary to think they still call the shots,” one attendee said about Hamas
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Fast Forward Trump, hailing release of hostages, signals that he is committed to ceasefire
His Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, is reportedly considering a trip to Gaza
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