Former Vice President Kamala Harris issued a public statement on October 13 acknowledging the reunification of 20 Israeli hostages and the new Gaza ceasefire—but conspicuously avoided mentioning Donald Trump by name. Instead, she credited efforts to “the President and his team,” positioning the deal more as a bipartisan achievement than as Trump’s singular success.
Former vice president Kamala Harris accused Israel of genocide just hours before Hamas released hostages as part of President Donald Trump’s peace plan, igniting criticism from allies of Israel and conservative leaders.
Senator Bernie Sanders's Israel comments following the release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners have drawn outrage after he praised what he called “the long-overdue release” of 2,000 Palestinians — many of them convicted terrorists.
The White House published the peace declaration signed by President Trump, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) delivered strong praise Monday for President Donald Trump’s recent diplomatic accomplishments, declaring that Trump “has accomplished what others have only talked about or tried and failed to do.” Speaking during a press conference, Johnson cited Trump’s address to Israel’s Knesset and his role in brokering a historic peace agreement as proof of America’s renewed global leadership.
Iranian state media outlet PressTV has repeated Hamas’s false narrative that the militant group “made all efforts” to protect dozens of Israeli hostages taken during the October 7, 2023, massacre. The outlet cited statements from Hamas itself, ignoring overwhelming evidence of systematic torture, rape, and murder of hostages in captivity.
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."
Israel celebrated a historic victory early Monday as 20 hostages returned home under President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan, marking the first phase of his landmark ceasefire agreement.
