Daijiworld Media Network - Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv, Oct 13: In a historic moment hailed as a turning point in the Israel-Gaza conflict, former U.S. President Donald Trump declared Monday a “great and beautiful day” following the release of 20 Israeli hostages by Hamas, marking a key milestone in his proposed Gaza peace initiative.
Touching down at Ben-Gurion International Airport earlier in the day, Trump was welcomed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Isaac Herzog. His visit comes as part of a high-profile diplomatic mission that included meetings with families of the freed hostages and an address to the Israeli Parliament, the Knesset — making him only the fourth U.S. president to do so.
Signing the Knesset guestbook with his signature black Sharpie, Trump penned: