Hostage survivor Edan Alexander said after his meeting with US President Donald Trump that "I came to thank the person who signed the initiative that saved my life and I was very moved to be in the White House. I told the most powerful man in the world what I went through, what my friends are going through there and asked him to continue doing everything in his power." Edan's mother, Yael, shared: "I had the privilege to meet with the President and the First Lady, and to personally thank them for saving my son and bringing heart back to my family. From here I call on the Prime Minister of Israel: Now is the time to end the nightmare of the families and of all the people of Israel - and bring the hostages home. All of them - now."