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On the recordOctober 5, 2025
Once you agree on the logistics of how this is going to happen – I think the Israelis and everyone acknowledge you can't release hostages in the middle of strikes, so the strikes will have to stop.
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Marco Rubio
Republican · Florida

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On the conditions for hostage release.

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