As Hamas Monday released 20 Israeli hostages who were in its captivity for two years since the October 7, 2023, attack, US President Donald Trump whose efforts led to the Gaza peace deal delivered remarks to Israel’s Knesset in Jerusalem.

“After two harrowing years in darkness and captivity, 20 courageous hostages are returning to the glorious embrace of their families… Today, the sun rises on a Holy Land that is finally at peace,” Trump said.

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“This is the beginning of the age of faith and hope… this is the historic dawn of a new Middle East,” Trump added.

The US President further declared, “At last, the long and painful nightmare is finally over — not just for Israelis, but for Palestinians as well.”

He described the ceasefire he helped broker as “the most challenging b

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