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Israel, Gaza and hostages get just brief mention in Trump’s address to Congress

JL;DR SUMMARY In his recent address to Congress, President Donald Trump made only brief references to the ongoing conflict in Gaza, mainly focusing on a ceasefire and hostage release deal. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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TrumpGazaAbraham AccordsMiddle EastHostagesDiplomacyIron DomeCongressU.S. Politics

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"The president did not reference the handful of relatives of Israeli hostages in the chamber, including the parents of Edan Alexander, an American-Israeli who remains hostage, nor Noa Argamani, a former hostage who was rescued by Israel and invited to the address by House Speaker Mike Johnson."

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