Trump says ‘nightmare’ for Israelis, Palestinians over
US President Donald Trump hailed an end to a “painful nightmare” in a speech to Israel’s parliament on Monday, as the last surviving hostages returned home from Gaza and a group of Palestinian prisoners were freed under a ceasefire deal he spearheaded. The US president’s lightning visit came ahead of a summit on Gaza in…
US President Donald Trump hailed an end to a “painful nightmare” in a speech to Israel’s parliament on Monday, as the last surviving hostages returned home from Gaza and a group of Palestinian prisoners were freed under a ceasefire deal he spearheaded.
The US president’s lightning visit came ahead of a summit on Gaza in the Egyptian resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh, with Trump departing Israel just hours after he had arrived.
“From October 7 until this week, Israel has been a nation at war, enduring burdens that only a proud and faithful people could withstand,” Trump told Israeli lawmakers, who gave a lengthy standing ovation upon his arrival.
“For so many families across this land, it has been years since you’ve known a single day of true peace,” he continued.
“Not only for Israelis, but also for Palestinians and for many others, the long and painful nightmare is finally over.”
Israel said the last 20 surviving hostages returned home on Monday after two years in captivity in Gaza, part of a ceasefire deal with Hamas that Trump had helped to broker.
