US President Donald Trump, speaking in the Knesset on Monday, urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to adopt a softer tone following the US-brokered ceasefire and hostage release deal between Israel and Hamas. "You can be nicer now, Bibi, you're not at war," Trump remarked, using Netanyahu’s childhood nickname, as he addressed Israeli lawmakers just hours after the agreement was finalised.

Trump lauded both Netanyahu and himself for the breakthrough, describing the deal as one that “effectively ends the war and opens the door to durable peace” in West Asia.

The two leaders have been in frequent contact during the early months of Netanyahu’s second term, including during heightened tensions with Iran earlier this year. Trump also claimed credit for helping to broker that ceasefi

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