Trump heralds 'golden age of the Middle East' in address to Israeli Knesset hours after hostages come home
- On Monday, October 13, 2025, President Donald Trump addressed the Knesset in Jerusalem, declaring `This is the historic dawn of a new Middle East.`
- The US-brokered ceasefire, signed last week, halted nearly two years of fighting and included release of the last twenty Israeli hostages and nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners.
- Heckling interrupted the address when two protesters linked to the Hadash-Ta'al alliance, Israeli lawmakers Ofer Kassif and Ayman Odeh, held signs reading `Genocide` and `Recognise Palestine` and were removed.
- From the Knesset he left for Sharm el-Sheikh to co-chair a summit of more than twenty countries and urged Israeli President Isaac Herzog to pardon Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, facing corruption charges.
- Gaza health ministry reported 67,869 deaths and a famine declared, while Hamas will not attend the summit but Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas will amid mixed international community reactions.
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