President Donald Trump, addressing the Israeli Knesset, urged Israel to work toward peace following the U.S.-brokered ceasefire and hostage deal, an agreement that he declared had effectively ended the Israel-Hamas war and opened the door to building a more stable Middle East.

"We are going to have hope, harmony, opportunity and happiness here in the spiritual and geographic center of the entire world. That's what you are," he told the parliament.

"Israel, America and all of the nations of the Middle East will soon be safer, stronger, greater, and more prosperous than ever before," he added.

Under the deal, Israel released over 1,900 Palestinian prisoners and promised to allow a surge of food and aid supplies into famine-stricken Gaza.

Trump arrived in Egypt later Monday for a global summit on Gaza’s future.

More than two dozen countries are expected to be attend the meeting, which Trump is hosting along with Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was invited but declined, with his office saying it was too close to a Jewish holiday.