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All 20 living hostages still held by Hamas have officially been released after more than two years of captivity, a monumental step in the push to bring an end to the war in Gaza.

It came as President Trump traveled to the Middle East and was set to address the Israeli Knesset. He signed the guestbook ahead of his speech while meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana.

"This is my great honor — a great and beautiful day. A new beginning," Trump wrote in large marker in the book

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