Meet the Press NOW — October 13

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🗓️ 13 October 2025

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

President Donald Trump participates in a peace summit in Egypt as all 20 living Israeli hostages are released by Hamas. Former Arab-Israeli Negotiator Aaron David Miller analyzes what comes next in the conflict. Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak reacts to President Trump declaring peace in the Middle East. Former Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs Roger Carstens discusses the difficult journey the hostages who have returned home have ahead.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Meet the Press Now.
0:11.9	I'm Garrett Haake on an historic and emotional day in the Middle East,
0:15.3	where after more than two years in captivity,
0:18.1	Hamas released the last 20 surviving hostages first captured on October 7,
0:22.9	2023.
0:28.4	Their release celebrated across the country, including in Hostage Square, where tens of thousands of people
0:38.7	gathered to watch as the hostages were returned. The Israeli military releasing video of the
0:43.7	moments some of the now freed hostages were reunited with their families.
0:49.7	Y!
0:51.8	Y!
0:52.8	Y!
0:53.0	Y!
0:54.0	Thank you, God.
0:53.0	Thank you, Godine, Lorde, Lorde
0:58.0	that we've evered and came and we've
1:00.0	we've got to this.
1:02.0	Mell! Mew! Gaiqo! Gai-go!
1:07.0	Gai-go!
1:09.0	Gai-go!
1:11.0	Gai-go!
1:12.0	Gai-koo!
1:13.0	Gai-k!
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