Trump, Knesset and Middle East
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New details of US President Donald Trump’s upcoming visit to Israel have been reported by the Channel 12 television network. According to the outlet, Trump will land at Ben Gurion Airport shortly after 9 a.m. on Monday, where he’ll be welcomed with a formal ceremony.
President Donald Trump signed a historic peace agreement ending two years of Gaza fighting after brokering a U.S. ceasefire deal with Hamas and Israel.
Follow live updates as Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners are released. Presidents Trump and Abdel Fattah el-Sisi are expected to meet with other leaders in Egypt to discuss Gaza’s future.
U.S. President Donald Trump received a standing ovation as he arrived to address the Israeli Knesset on Monday. (Oct. 13, 2025)
President Donald Trump arrived in Israel Monday morning, where he addressed the Knesset and attended a regional peace ceremony in Egypt with global leaders following the Israel-Hamas ceasefire. Hamas released 7 hostages shortly before Trump's arrival.
Hamas freed the 20 hostages and Israel released some 2,000 Palestinian prisoners as part of a cease-fire. President Trump, in Israel, proclaimed an “end” to the war, but Israel and Hamas have not agreed on next steps in Gaza.
President Trump on Monday urged Israeli leaders to turn the page from warfare to peace, telling the Knesset that Israel had won “all that they can by force of arms” and expressing optimism about
US President Donald Trump has hailed a big step towards ending the two-year war in Gaza, with the first phase of the ceasefire deal on track. Israeli lawmakers applauded Mr Trump at the Knesset as he expressed his appreciation to mediators,
The IDF names two of the deceased hostages as Bipin Joshi and Guy Illouz, but is yet to name the other two. Meanwhile, the World Health Organization says it's scaling up operations in Gaza.
Senior Israeli political sources told Epoch Magazine in Israel that the agreement to implement the first phase of the Trump-brokered peace plan is a historic accord, representing the achievement of one of the war’s principal goals—the release of the last of the hostages taken by the Hamas terrorist group on Oct. 7, 2023.