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Netanyahu's Full Remarks as He Welcomes Trump to Israeli Knesset
Netanyahu credits Trump’s leadership for securing the release of 13 hostages and ending the two-year conflict that began with the 2023 Hamas terror attack.
- On Monday, October 13, 2025, Benjamin Netanyahu told the Knesset the day marks the end of two years of war as the IDF confirmed the last 13 hostages were handed over to the Red Cross.
- Long ago, Netanyahu framed the speech by recalling the October 7, 2023 attack, which he said killed 1,200 people and took 251 hostages.
- IDF and ISA personnel accompanied the first group of seven hostages to Israel for medical checks at an IDF facility near Re'im after special forces escorted them from Gaza.
- Netanyahu pledged he is committed to a new peace and nominated President Trump for the Israel Prize, praising his role in securing international support and new treaties with Arab and Muslim countries.
- Due to the approaching holiday, Netanyahu said he would skip the Sharm El-Sheikh Gaza Peace Summit because of time constraints ahead of the Shemini Atzeret-Simchat Torah holiday, while Israel endorsed Donald J. Trump, US President, for the Nobel Peace Prize next year.
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Trump promises 'hope, harmony, opportunity' in Middle East before enthusiastic Knesset
The American president received a standing ovation on Monday from the Israeli parliament after the release of the last 20 living hostages. While he praised Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as 'a man of exceptional courage,' he also underscored the difficulty he faced in steering Netanyahu away from his deadly strategy.
The repeated hugs with Netanyahu and interference with President Herzog: "I have an idea, offer him grace"
Trump celebrates his greatest triumph in Jerusalem: the end of the Gaza war and the release of all hostages. The president uses the peace agreement and his appearance in the Knesset to demonstrate his power.
After the release of all remaining hostages from the Gaza Strip, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu stressed in the Knesset that he was committed to the new peace in Gaza. US President Trump also wants to make a speech in Jerusalem.
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