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Trump Takes a Victory Lap in Israel

Headline from Foreign Policy, on the newest of 3 developments

The U.S. president addressed the Knesset after Hamas released the last remaining living hostages.

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Developments in this update

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  1. Trump Says Israel And Hamas Have Agreed To Full Hostage Release

    Headline from Forbes ·

  2. . Trump to visit Israel as hostage release begins

    Headline from Wfmy News 2 ·

  3. Newest

    Trump Takes a Victory Lap in Israel

    Headline from Foreign Policy ·

2 reports not tied to one development ·

Reports & sources

49 articles, oldest first.

  1. UPI

    Trump: Israel-Hamas peace deal, hostages release 'very close' (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    President Donald Trump said a peace deal, and hostage/prisoner exchange between Israel and Hamas is "very close," and he may go to Middle East this weekend.

  2. New York Post

    Trump expects Israeli hostages to be released Monday; families celebrate peace deal on phone call with prez (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    President Trump said Wednesday that he expects Hamas to release all remaining Israeli hostages on Monday, following a breakthrough peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinian terror group.

  3. Forbes

    Trump Says Israel And Hamas Have Agreed To Full Hostage Release (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    President Donald Trump suggested he may travel to Gaza.

  4. NPR

    Trump to travel to Middle East as Israel and Hamas prepare for hostage exchange (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    President Trump is planning to travel to the Middle East this weekend as Israel and Hamas prepare for a hostage and prisoner exchange as outlined in the ceasefire deal.

  5. Deadline

    Israel Ministers Approve Donald Trump’s Ceasefire & Hostage Release Plan (opens Deadline)

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    Deadline's feed description

    Israeli ministers has approved President Donald Trump's ceasefire and hostage release plan in Gaza.

  6. New York Post

    Trump gives new details on Mideast trip as Hamas set to free hostages after reaching cease-fire deal (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    President Trump said Friday that he plans to speak to Israel’s Knesset and then visit Cairo as he travels to the Middle East as Hamas releases its final 20 Israeli hostages.

  7. NPR

    As Israel and Hamas prepare for a major exchange, President Trump heads to Israel (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    President Trump is expected to arrive in Israel on Sunday night as both sides prepare for the release of Israeli hostages and nearly 2,000 Palestinian detainees and prisoners.

  8. New York Post

    Trump set to fly to Israel to mark historic peace deal as he prepares public for grim hostage release (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    President Trump’s upcoming historic trip to Israel and Egypt will feature a celebration of the peace deal his administration orchestrated -- and grim reminders of the toll of captivity on Israeli hostages.

  9. Time

    Palestinians Return to Ruins as Trump Hopes to Meet Hostages (opens Time)

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    Time's feed description

    Trump is expected to arrive in Israel on Monday, where he will address the Israeli parliament and hopes to meet newly released hostages.

  10. Wfmy News 2

    . Trump to visit Israel as hostage release begins (opens Wfmy News 2)

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    Wfmy News 2's feed description

    The president plans to greet hostages released under an Israel-Hamas agreement, which officials hope could signal a turning point after two years of war.

  11. Newsweek

    Trump in Israel to cement 20-point peace plan, hostages freed: Live updates (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    President Donald Trump is in Israel and then Egypt to set his historic Gaza peace deal in stone. Follow Newsweek for live updates.

  12. New York Post

    What Trump told Netanyahu, father of ambassador to US who lost son in war as he landed in Israel (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    President Trump has landed in Israel to oversee the historic hostage exchange after brokering a cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas that put an end to the bloody two-year-long conflict.

  13. Washington Examiner

    Israel lauds Trump during visit for living hostages' release (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    "You saved countless lives that would have been lost without your leadership," the Knesset speaker said of Trump's hostage release efforts.

  14. Deutsche Welle

    All living hostages return to Israel, Trump gives speech – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    All 20 living hostages held by Hamas have been released. Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump is addressing the Israeli Knesset before heading to a peace summit in Egypt. Follow DW.

  15. Deutsche Welle

    Trump addresses Knesset after hostages return to Israel – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    All 20 living hostages held by Hamas have been released. Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump is addressing the Israeli Knesset before heading to a peace summit in Egypt. Follow DW.

  16. Deutsche Welle

    All living Israeli hostages reported released from captivity – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    All living hostages held by Hamas are to be released in exchange for Palestinian prisoners. Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump has arrived in Israel and will head to a peace summit in Egypt. Follow DW.

  17. The Week

    The Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners being released (opens The Week)

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    The Week's feed description

    Triumphant Donald Trump addresses the Israeli parliament as families on both sides of the Gaza war reunite with their loved ones

  18. Washington Examiner

    Trump speech to Israeli Knesset after final living hostages freed (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Trump delivered a sweeping speech to the Israeli parliament, celebrating the Gaza ceasefire and the return of the surviving Israeli hostages.

  19. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Israelis honor Trump as hostages return home 2 years after their capture | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description

    JERUSALEM/CAIRO >> President Donald Trump will receive a hero’s welcome in Israel’s parliament on Monday as a fragile Gaza ceasefire he helped to broker enters a fourth day, with the expected release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners marking tentative steps in a conflict long resistant t…

  20. New York Post

    Trump’s Knesset rally — a ringing endorsement of Israel and a US pledge for peace (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Donald Trump’s speech was a raucous, celebratory affair as lawmakers in Jerusalem showered him with adulation — and he delivered the most lavishly pro-Israel message any US president has given.

  21. Fox News

    Living Israeli hostages freed from Gaza, Trump addresses Knesset after historic peace deal (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    President Trump arrived in Israel Monday morning, where he'll address the Knesset and later attend a regional peace ceremony in Egypt with global leaders following the Israel-Hamas ceasefire. Hamas released 7 hostages shortly before Trump's arrival. More releases are expected later Monday.

  22. RedState

  23. Al-Monitor

    Israelis honour Trump as hostages return home two years after their capture (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Al-Monitor's feed description

    By Alexander Cornwell and Nidal al-MughrabiJERUSALEM/CAIRO (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump will receive a hero's welcome in Israel's parliament on Monday as a fragile Gaza ceasefire he helped to broker enters a fourth day, with the expected release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoner…

  24. CBS News

    Trump hails "historic dawn of a new Middle East" in speech to Israel's Knesset (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    President Trump addressed the Israeli parliament after the hostages were reunited with their families.

  25. The Daily Caller

    ALAN DERSHOWITZ: Trump’s Peace Plan Succeeds Because Of Israel’s Military Victories (opens The Daily Caller)

    Published

    The Daily Caller's feed description

    President Trump’s brilliant diplomacy has resulted in freeing the hostages and implementing a ceasefire.

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