Ricketts Statement on Middle East Peace Deal

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE), a senior member of the Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement after President Donald J. Trump announced that Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first phase of a peace deal.

"President Trump ran on restoring peace at home and abroad. As of tonight, the Middle East is approaching peace," said Senator Ricketts. "Now, Hamas must release all the hostages without delay. It's been two long years these hostages have been held inhumanely by terrorists. It's past time they came home. It's equally important that the remains of those hostages that were killed in Gaza, including two Israeli-Americans, Itay Chen and Omer Neutra, are returned to their families."