Witness says American and Israeli pilots flew joint missions over Iran and recovered hostages

A witness at the 2025 confirmation hearings asserted that "Brave American pilots alongside brave Israeli pilots flew joint missions over the skies of Iran," and said that U.S.-Israeli cooperation helped bring home remaining hostages. "America and Israel also work together to bring back our remaining hostages," the witness said, and added, "We brought back every last one of" (the transcript ends mid-claim).

The excerpt supplies the claim but no corroborating operational details: there are no dates, no numbers of hostages, and no referenced documents or official reports in the provided segment. Because the assertion concerns operational military activity and hostage recovery, it is a factual claim that requires verification outside the excerpt. The transcript presents the statement as testimony or assertion by the witness; no response, clarification, or supporting evidence appears in the provided segments.