At the Knesset for Trump's speech was his daughter Ivanka Trump and his son-in-law Jared Kushner, the latter having been involved in negotiations, as well as White House special envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff and U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee.

U.S. President Donald Trump was welcomed Monday at the Israeli parliament by its speaker, Amir Ohana, who said, “Welcome to Jerusalem. Welcome to the Knesset.

Speaker of the Israeli Knesset removes a pin given to him by the father of a released hostage before praising President Trump for the U.S. role in the ceasefire deal that secured the release of 20 living hostages by Hamas in Gaza.

Knesset staff handed out MAGA-style hats at an event recognizing the ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel and release of hostages.

In a speech to Israel's parliament on a day when the country's 20 hostages were released as part of a ceasefire agreement he helped broker, President Donald Trump was expected to tell the Knesset, "This is the historic dawn of a new Middle East," according to excerpts released by the White House.

Trump says the mega-donor, who spent more than $100m to help him win the 2024 US presidential election, ‘loves Israel’.

Trump, 79, addressed the Israeli parliament about the Hamas peace deal on Monday morning shortly after arriving from Washington, DC.

US President Donald Trump addressed Israel's Knesset following a Gaza peace deal and hostage release, declaring \"the skies are calm, the guns are sile