Trump departs to Israel for speech at Knesset: 'The war in Gaza is over'
- On Monday, US President Donald Trump received a lengthy standing ovation in the Israeli Parliament and lawmakers said they would mobilise global backing to nominate him for the Nobel Peace Prize next year.
- The applause followed the ceasefire that brokered the return of all 20 remaining living hostages and paused two years of war in Gaza, with a signing planned at a peace summit in Egypt.
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he would nominate Trump for the Israel Prize, praising the Abraham Accord, Golan Heights recognition, and recent air operations.
- His stop was brief, lasting about three hours 40 minutes, and Trump is expected to depart around 1:00 p.m. local time with special envoy Steve Witkoff and family before attending a peace summit in Egypt.
- Publicly, signs praising Trump appeared at rallies and Israelis celebrated his role, while lawmakers said the Nobel Committee's 2025 award to María Corina Machado should change next year.
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FACT FOCUS: With a truce in Israel, Trump now says he’s ended eight wars. His numbers are off
As Israel and Hamas traded hostages and prisoners on Monday, taking a first step toward peace, U.S. President Donald Trump addressed the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, telling them he had ended his eighth war. “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,” Trump said. He then upped the number of wars he claim…
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