US President Donald Trump said on Monday that a "long nightmare" was finally over for Israelis and Palestinians alike after the first phase of a Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal was agreed between Israel and Hamas.

"The forces of chaos that have plagued the region are totally defeated," he said in a speech before Israel's Parliament.

Trump was briefly heckled by a Left-wing member of the Knesset, who was promptly expelled.

Gaza deal came as war was getting 'bad and heated', says Trump

Trump said that the Gaza deal recently was timely, as Israel's military operations were becoming "bad and heated."

"I said, Bibi, you're going to be remembered for this far more than if you kept this thing going, going, going - kill, kill," Trump said in the speech, referring to Israeli Prime Minister Ben

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