Gaza, Trump and Israel
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The day’s choreography was already delicate as 20 surviving Israeli hostages were freed in a ceasefire exchange. Trump touted a “historic dawn” in his high-profile address to Israel’s parliament in Jerusalem, the Knesset.
President Donald Trump on Monday traveled to the Middle East to promote his role in a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, visiting Israel first as the country celebrated the release of all living hostages held in Gaza.
An Israeli lawmaker was removed from the Israeli parliamentary chamber after interrupting President Donald Trump’s speech, which coincided with the release of 20 living hostages from Gaza and the return of the first Palestinian prisoners from Israeli detention.
Eric Trump leaned in on conspiracy theories while ranting against his father’s perceived foe Jack Smith at he works to sell his new book. The second Trump son, 41, appeared on Fox News where he recounted the feds showing up to search Mar-a-Lago for classified documents after his dad left office.
When President Donald Trump flies home from the Middle East on Monday, the region fading from view out his windows will undoubtedly be a changed one: the hostages who suffered underground in Gaza the last two years are free,
The 79-year-old president, who has repeatedly pondered the afterlife in recent months, told reporters on Air Force One: “I think I’m not, maybe, heaven-bound.”
Hillary Clinton is among the Trump critics who have praised the president for brokering a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas.
U.S. President Donald Trump remains on track to meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping in South Korea in late October as the two sides try to de-escalate tensions over tariff threats and export controls, U.S.
The challenge of turning a Gaza ceasefire into a lasting regional peace was on display as Trump made separate stops in Israel and Egypt.
U.S. President Donald Trump complained about TIME magazine's "super bad picture" of him on its latest front page for a story about his historic peacemaking efforts in the Middle East. "Time Magazine wrote a relatively good story about me, but the picture may be the Worst of All Time," Trump said in a post on Truth Social early on Tuesday morning.