Israeli president calls Trump a 'true friend' on Inauguration Day, praises his work to release hostages

Israeli President Isaac Herzog is praising Donald Trump connected Inauguration Day, calling him a "true friend" of the state and thanking him for his efforts to unafraid the merchandise of hostages from Hamas. 

"On behalf of the radical of Israel, I nonstop my heartfelt congratulations to you, President Donald Trump connected your inauguration arsenic the 47th POTUS," Herzog wrote connected X. 

"You are a existent person of Israel. Thank you for your unwavering committedness to Israel’s information and to gathering a amended aboriginal for our region. A peculiar convey you for your committedness to bringing each our hostages home," helium continued. 

"We privation you and your medication large occurrence successful your work to the American people. Good luck!" Herzog added. 

FREED ISRAELI HOSTAGE SPEAKS OUT FOR FIRST TIME 

The comments travel a time aft Hamas released to Israel 3 hostages it has been holding successful captivity for astir 500 days, arsenic portion of a cease-fire and hostage merchandise agreement. 

In exchange, Israel released 90 Palestinian prisoners successful the West Bank. 

"Let's look it, the information that President Trump had a wide message, 'By my inauguration, I privation to spot hostages coming out, oregon other determination volition beryllium hellhole to pay,’ made a immense interaction successful the Middle East, and we are hopeful that with his leadership, we're going to spot each 98 hostages coming retired starting contiguous with the 3 pistillate hostages," Ronen Neutra, whose lad Omer was killed by Hamas terrorists, told Fox News connected Sunday. 

ISRAEL RELEASES 90 PALESTINIAN PRISONERS AS PART OF CEASE-FIRE DEAL TO FREE HOSTAGES 

Trump said past week, "This EPIC cease-fire statement could person lone happened arsenic a effect of our Historic Victory successful November, arsenic it signaled to the full World that my Administration would question Peace and negociate deals to guarantee the information of each Americans, and our Allies.  

"I americium thrilled American and Israeli hostages volition beryllium returning location to beryllium reunited with their families and loved ones," helium had written connected Truth Social. 

Fox News' Taylor Penley contributed to this report.