Israeli President Isaac Herzog thanked Mike Waltz, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, on Wednesday for his role in advancing the recent U.N. Security Council resolution that codified U.S. President Donald Trump’s 20-point Gaza peace plan.

“I want to thank you for supporting Israel at the United Nations with clear moral clarity,” Herzog told Waltz during their meeting in Jerusalem, according to a statement from the president’s office.

Herzog emphasized the need to secure the release of the last hostage, Staff Sgt. Ran Gvili . “First and foremost, we must work to bring home the last hostage still held in Gaza,” Herzog said. “Hamas has the obligation to return him—just as it must disarm and enable a new direction for the people of this region.”

Danny Danon, Israeli ambassador to th

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