President Trump arrived in Israel today to celebrate the return of the last 20 living Israeli hostages who were finally freed in a ceasefire deal brokered by his administration between Israel and Hamas. The U.S. president delivered a rare speech before Israel's parliament, known as the Knesset.

Here are some of the most poignant excerpts:

We gather on a day of profound joy, of soaring hope, of renewed faith—and above all, a day to give our deepest thanks to the Almighty God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

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After so many years of unceasing war and endless danger, today, the skies are calm, the guns are silent, the sirens are still, and the sun rises on a Holy Land that is finally at peace. ... This is the historic dawn of a new Middle East.

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It is an incredible triumph for Isr

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