As Donald Trump savoured the cheers of Israeli lawmakers it was a moment of triumph for the US president — and as usual he made the most of it.

The 79-year-old hailed a “historic dawn” for the Middle East and declared the end of a “painful nightmare” with the Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal he helped broker.

But Trump also let no one forget that the deal is the high watermark so far for his own turbulent second term in the White House.

“I’ve been involved in a lot of success. I have never seen anything like what’s going on today,” the Republican said, adding that people were “dancing in the streets” about the deal.

Trump got a hero’s welcome from the Israeli parliament, which gave him a long standing ovation, with some audience members even wearing red MAGA-style hats saying “T

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