Hostage families in Israel express cautious optimism after cease-fire deal: ‘We hope they’ll come back alive’

Hostage families in Israel express cautious optimism after cease-fire deal: ‘We hope they’ll come back alive’

'With the inauguration of President-elect Trump next week, my hope is that in his speech he will say, ‘Mr. Chen, I am able to get your son back'

Former ambassador touts Trump for getting Israel, Hamas cease-fire deal ‘done’

David Friedman, former U.S. ambassador to Israel, joins 'Outnumbered' to provide analysis of the agreement that provides a temporary pause in fighting and the release of 33 hostages.

Pictures of loved ones who have been captured by Hamas are shown during a Defend Israeli Democracy UK press conference at Plaza Westminster Bridge Hotel in London by Sharon Lifschitz and Noam Sagi, two London-based British Israelis whose parents are among the hostages held by Hamas in Gaza. (Lucy North/PA Images via Getty Images/File)

From left, American hostages being held in Gaza: Edan Alexander, Sagui Dekel-Chen, Keith Siegel, Omer Neutra, Judi Weinstein Haggai, Gadi Haggai and Itay Chen (Ruby Chen's son) (Fox News)

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, meets with U.S. Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff. (Prime Minister's Media Adviser)

Relatives and friends of people killed or abducted by Hamas and taken into Gaza react to the cease-fire announcement as they take part in a demonstration in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

A woman holds a poster of Israeli hostage Omer Neutra during a memorial vigil held in New York City on Nov. 1, 2023, for the people killed during Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023, attack in Israel. (ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)