President Trump addressed Israel’s Knesset just hours after the final living hostages were released from Gaza, declaring that the region was entering a “golden age” of peace.
He hailed the release as a pivotal moment in his administration’s new 20-point framework for the Middle East, calling it the close of “an age of terror and death” and the beginning of “faith and hope.”
In his remarks, Trump urged all nations involved to “put old feuds and bitter hatreds behind us,” pointing toward a future of cooperation and rebuilding in the war-torn region.
His speech also included calls for the full disarmament of Hamas, and he asked Israel’s President Herzog to consider pardoning Prime Minister Netanyahu — a surprise appeal to ease internal political tensions.
The president’s address followed a summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, where he joined regional leaders to formalize the peace deal, and underscored his ambition for broad Arab support in the next phase of reconstruction and security.