
Early Monday morning President Donald Trump delivered remarks to The Knesset in Jerusalem, Israel after Israel and Hamas agreed to the first phase of a ceasefire plan.
This was after President Trump flew to Israel to commemorate this historic event.
Also on Monday Hamas terrorists released 13 Israeli hostages back to Israel after two years of captivity.
President Trump told the members of the Knesset, “Today the skies are calm, the guns are silent.”
This is thanks to President Trump’s leadership in obtaining this historic agreement.
President Donald Trump spoke at Israel’s Knesset in Jerusalem after the hostage release saying “today the skies are calm, the guns are silent.” https://t.co/PDmdgeZRMn pic.twitter.com/AD8V7acH4u
— USA TODAY Video (@usatodayvideo) October 13, 2025
TGP will add the transcript when it is released.
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