p> 17 hours ago Michael Shuval, BBC Arabic, Jerusalem and Jaroslav Lukiv Share Save EPA/Shutterstock Released Israeli hostage Evyatar David gestures to crowds as he returns to his home in Kfar Saba, central Israel The father of a released Israeli hostage who was forced to dig his own grave in a Gazan tunnel by Hamas has told the BBC his son's health is "improving every day". Avishai David was speaking after his 24-year-old son Evyatar David and two other freed hostages - Guy Gilboa Dalal and Eitan Mor - were discharged from hospital to a hero's welcome at their homes on Sunday. Usman "I can't explain how happy it makes me feel to see him growing back to his old self," the father added. In August, two months before Evyatar's release, Hamas had posted a video showing him emaciated in a narrow concrete tunnel - a move that drew condemnation from Israel and many Western leaders. Other A still showing ...
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US President Donald Trump addressed troops aboard the aircraft carrier, USS George Washington, which is stationed in Japan
He told cheering troops that he is not going to be "politically correct", adding that "if we're in a war, we're going to win the war"
Earlier, he signed a rare earths deal with Japan's newly elected prime minister Sanae Takaichi
He also had high praise for Takaichi as the two leaders heralded a "golden age" in their countries' alliance
Takaichi told the troops that Japan was "committed to reinforcing defence capabilities"
After Japan, Trump flies to South Korea, where he will meet the Chinese leader Xi Jinping
'If we're in a war, we're going to win the war': Trump addresses troops on US carrier in Japan
US and Japan to advance a 'free and open' Indo-Pacific - Takaichi
Takaichi and Trump have "agreed to strongly advocate" a "Free and Open Indo-Pacific", the Japanese PM's office said in a post on X earlier today.
The idea of a free and open Indo Pacific region - spanning both the Indian and Pacific oceans - was first conceptualised by the late Japanese PM Shinzo Abe - a move that shaped regional diplomacy.
Takaichi also expressed her "determination" to restore Japanese diplomacy with the Japan-US Alliance as its cornerstone, the statement added.
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