live Trump to deliver speech to Israeli parliament as Gaza hostage release begins

Reuters

U.S. President Donald Trump is set to address the Israeli Knesset in Jerusalem on Monday, hours after arriving to oversee the start of a major Gaza hostage-prisoner exchange under a U.S.-brokered ceasefire.

President Trump will deliver a speech to the Israeli parliament later on Monday, following his arrival in Israel amid the release of hostages held by Hamas and the reciprocal freeing of Palestinian prisoners by Israel.

The visit marks Trump’s first to Israel since returning to office and comes as a fragile four-day ceasefire begins to take effect. The truce, brokered with the backing of the U.S., Egypt and Qatar, is the first halt in fighting since the October 2023 Hamas attack that killed more than 1,200 people and saw 251 taken hostage, according to Israeli figures.

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