ISRAEL—On Monday, October 13, President Trump traveled to Israel for the release of 20 living hostages that have been in captivity since the attack on Israel by Hamas terrorists on October 7, 2023.

According to President Trump’s public schedule listed on, “Roll Call,” the President left the White House on Sunday October 12, at 3:30 p.m., and departing from Joint Base Andrews at 4:40 p.m., arriving at Ben Gurion Airport, Tel Aviv, Israel on Monday, October 13, at 2:20 a.m. On October 13, 3:45 a.m., President Trump attended the Israeli Parliament, and met with the hostage families in Knesset, Jerusalem. As he signed into the guestbook in Knesset, he wrote, “This is my great honor, a great and beautiful day, a new beginning.” President Trump made the following statement in Knesset, Israel. “

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