Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged to 'achieve all the goals of the war' following the release of hostages Ofer Calderon, Yarden Bibas, and Keith Siegel. Netanyahu welcomed their return and warned Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad that future releases must be carried out orderly. Israel demands information on the fate of Bibas's wife and children, who are still held in Gaza. President Isaac Herzog also expressed concern for the Bibas family and welcomed the return of the hostages. Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and Otzma Yehudit party chairman Itamar Ben Gvir, both critics of the ceasefire deal, also welcomed the hostages' return.
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