President Donald Trump arrives to address the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, with Amir Ohana (3rd R), speaker of the Knesset, and Israeli President Isaac Herzog (2nd R), in Jerusalem on Oct. 13, 2025. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
President Donald Trump declared a “day of profound joy, of soaring hope, of renewed faith” as he addressed the Israeli Knesset on Oct. 13, touting the implementation of a cease-fire designed to conclude two years of fighting in the Gaza Strip.
As he began his remarks, the president noted the release of the last 20 surviving hostages taken by Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023.
