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Former Hostage Slams Government for Misleading Comments

2/1/2026

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Or Levy, a former hostage, criticized Gal Hirsch, the government hostage pointman, for comments that pressure from the Biden administration and protests aided Hamas.
In a Facebook post, Levy thanked U.S. President Donald Trump for his release after 491 days in Gaza and said no one else should take credit.
Levy questioned Hirsch's authority to speak for grieving families, citing parents who lost children in failed negotiations.

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Or Levy, a former hostage, criticized Gal Hirsch, the government hostage pointman, for comments that pressure from the Biden administration and protests aided Hamas.
In a Facebook post, Levy thanked U.S. President Donald Trump for his release after 491 days in Gaza and said no one else should take credit.
Levy questioned Hirsch's authority to speak for grieving families, citing parents who lost children in failed negotiations.