Netanyahu meets Israeli hostage family in Miami ahead of Trump meeting

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu meets the family of released hostage Ran Gvili in Florida ahead of talks with U.S. President Trump on Gaza ceasefire and regional security.

Reuters

29 December 2025 at 14:02:46

A man lights the menorah on the third night of the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah, in front of Talik and Itsik Gvili, the parents of Ran Gvili, the last hostage remaining in Gaza following the deadly October 7, 2023 attack on Israel by Hamas, in Meitar, Israel, December 16, 2025. According to his mother, Ran Gvili, who served in an elite Israeli police unit, was injured while fighting during the attack and was later confirmed dead.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met the family of last Israeli hostage Ran Gvili, after arriving in Florida on Monday (December 29) ahead of his meeting with U.S. President Trump.

The family of Ran Gvili joined Netanyahu on the flight to the United States.

Netanyahu, who will meet Trump at his Mar-a-Lago beach club at 1300 local time (1800 GMT), said on December 22 that discussions were expected to cover the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire, as well as Iran and Lebanon.

Washington brokered ceasefires on all three fronts, but Israel is wary of its foes rebuilding their forces after they were considerably weakened in the war.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met the family of last Israeli hostage Ran Gvili, after arriving in Florida on Monday (December 29) ahead of his meeting with U.S. President Trump.