{"id":2417994,"date":"2025-03-31T13:58:02","date_gmt":"2025-03-31T17:58:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/freed-israeli-hostage-credits-trump-for-freedom-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-03-31T13:58:20","modified_gmt":"2025-03-31T17:58:20","slug":"freed-israeli-hostage-credits-trump-for-freedom-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/freed-israeli-hostage-credits-trump-for-freedom-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Freed Israeli hostage credits Trump for freedom &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffreed-israeli-hostage-credits-trump-for-freedom-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2417994&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Yarden Bibas, a recently freed Israeli hostage who was released from captivity by Hamas, spoke in an interview with CBS\u2019s *60 Minutes*, crediting former President Donald Trump for his freedom. Bibas emphasized the importance of Trump\u2019s influence in negotiating the release of remaining hostages and urged him to end the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-reduces-support-for-s-arabia-in-another-boon-to-iran\/\" title=\"Biden reduces support for S. Arabia in another boon to Iran\">ongoing conflict<\/a> in Gaza, stating, \u201cI am here only because of him.\u201d He also addressed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, asking him to halt the fighting to facilitate the rescue of other hostages. Bibas expressed doubts about the effectiveness of war as a means to pressure Hamas into releasing hostages and voiced belief that Trump has the ability to negotiate a ceasefire. This comes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/secy-blinken-pledges-u-s-support-for-gulf-oil-sheikdoms\/\" title=\"Secy. Blinken pledges U.S. support for Gulf oil Sheikdoms\">amid ongoing tensions<\/a>, with Israel resuming strikes against Hamas and both <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">parties discussing potential ceasefire proposals<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Freed Israeli hostage credits Trump for freedom: &lsquo;I am here only because of him&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2074364\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>A freed hostage from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gaza\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Gaza<\/a> has called on President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> to save the remaining hostages by ending the war, arguing that the U.S. president is the reason he has his own freedom.<\/p>\n<p>Yarden Bibas, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3324523\/hamas-hands-over-bodies-four-dead-israeli-hostages\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">who was freed<\/a> from his captivity by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hamas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Hamas<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">terrorist group<\/a> in January, conducted his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/60-minutes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">first interview<\/a> with CBS&rsquo;s <em>60 Minutes<\/em>. When asked about what message he would give the president, Bibas urged Trump to &ldquo;stop this war&rdquo; in Gaza and bring all the hostages home, adding that &ldquo;I know he can&rdquo; achieve this.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3364300\/raul-grijalva-daughter-running-vacant-house-seat-arizona\/\">Daughter of late Arizona Rep. Grijalva running for vacant House seat<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3364068\/trump-immigration-outperforms-trade-economy-poll\/\">Trump&#8217;s handling of immigration outperforms trade and economy: Poll<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3364238\/dc-councilman-expelled-over-bribery-indictment-previews-reelection-campaign\/\">DC councilman Trayon White previews reelection campaign after federal charges<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;I am here because of Trump; I&rsquo;m here only because of him,&rdquo; Bibas said. &ldquo;I think he&rsquo;s the only one who can stop this war again.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9PaNbhKqRmw?si=BFKKhD-8jm98x-nx\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>    <\/p>\n<p>Bibas addressed a letter he gave to Israeli Prime Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/benjamin-netanyahu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Benjamin Netanyahu<\/a>, pleading for him to cease the fighting &ldquo;because we still have people [hostages] there.&rdquo; He also expressed doubt that continuing the war would pressure Hamas into releasing its hostages.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On the possibility of Trump negotiating a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, Bibas acknowledged that the president would need to convince both Netanyahu and the terrorist group to agree to a ceasefire, but that he believes Trump can achieve it.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A man walks his dog past graffiti of Shiri and Yarden Bibas and their sons, Ariel, left, and Kfir, right, who were taken captive by Hamas, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025. Yarden Bibas was freed from captivity earlier this month. (AP Photo\/Oded Balilty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3362288\/rubio-revoking-visas-pro-hamas-students-campus-riots\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">STATE DEPARTMENT REVOKING VISAS OF PRO-HAMAS STUDENTS INVOLVED IN CAMPUS RIOTS &lsquo;EVERY DAY&rsquo;: SPOKESWOMAN<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Israel<\/a> ended its ceasefire with Hamas by launching a new wave of strikes. Netanyahu has also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3352231\/benjamin-netanyahu-strike-hamas-gaza-ceasefire-negotiations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">vowed to continue<\/a> its strikes against Hamas targets amid negotiations for another deal.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Hamas stated over the weekend that it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3363441\/hamas-accepts-new-ceasefire-proposal-israel-makes-counteroffer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">had agreed<\/a> to a new ceasefire proposal from mediators Egypt and Qatar, though Israel has claimed it has made a counterproposal in &ldquo;full coordination&rdquo; with the United States. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2074364\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2074364\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Freed Israeli hostage Yarden Bibas attributes his release to Trump, urging him to end the war and secure the remaining hostages<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2417995,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Bibas-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[52561,4671,3634,32076],"class_list":["post-2417994","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-freed-hostage","tag-israel","tag-trump","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Bibas-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2417994","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2417994"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2417994\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2417998,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2417994\/revisions\/2417998"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2417995"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2417994"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2417994"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2417994"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}