President Donald Trump declared before the Knesset that the beginnings of a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel marks a “historic dawn of a new Middle East.”
“We gather on a day of profound joy, of soaring hope, of renewed faith, and above all, a day to give our deepest thanks to the Almighty God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob,” Trump said. “And after so many years of unceasing war and endless danger, today the skies are calm, the guns are silent, the sirens are still. And the sun rises on a holy land that is finally at peace.”
“A land and a region that will live, God willing, in peace for all eternity. This is not only the end of a war, this is the end of an age of terror and death, and the beginning of the age of faith and hope and of God,” he declared. “It’s the start of a grand concord and lasting harmony for Israel and all the nations of what will soon be a truly magnificent region. I believe that so strongly. This is the historic dawn of a new Middle East.”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thanked Trump in his remarks: “Thank you for standing up against the lies against Israel at the United Nations. Thank you for recognizing in your 2020 peace plan our rights in Judea and Samaria, the ancestral homeland of the Jewish people. Thank you for brokering the historic Abraham Accords. Thank you for withdrawing from the disasterous Iran nuclear deal. Thank you for supporting Operation Rising Lion and for your bold decision to launch Operation Midnight Hammer.”
“Donald Trump is the greatest friend that the State of Israel has ever had in the White House,” Netanyahu declared.
Israel celebrated a historic victory early Monday as 20 hostages returned home under President Trump’s peace plan. The hostages—freed after more than two years in Hamas captivity—were reunited with their families across Israel.
