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.
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.
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."
President Donald Trump will depart the White House on Sunday afternoon for a high-stakes trip to Israel and Egypt following the announcement of a historic peace deal between Israel and Hamas. The visit includes an address to the Israeli Knesset and a formal peace ceremony in Egypt.
American military oversight will shape the early stages of Gaza’s new peacekeeping mission, with the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) coordinating operations but keeping American troops out of the conflict zone.
A small U.S. Patriot missile team made history Monday during Iran’s retaliatory strike on Al-Udeid Air Base, in what Gen. Dan "Raisin'" Caine called “the largest single Patriot engagement in U.S. military history.”
