By Chanshimla Varah | October 13, 2025 | 05:28 PM
**Two Israeli Parliamentarians Removed During Trump’s Knesset Speech**
Two left-wing Israeli parliamentarians were removed from the Knesset for holding signs that read “genocide” during US President Donald Trump’s speech on Monday. Knesset members Ayman Odeh and Ofer Cassir of the Arab-Jewish socialist Hadash party reportedly held up banners saying “recognize Palestine” before being escorted out.
“That was very efficient,” the US president quipped about the response, as other Knesset members chanted his name.
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**Hostage Exchange: Hostages Handed Over to International Red Cross**
The speech came after Hamas released all 20 hostages it had been holding in Gaza under a ceasefire agreement facilitated by Trump and mediated with the help of Arab and Muslim nations.
The hostages were handed over to the International Red Cross and then transferred to the Israel Defense Forces. In return, Israel is expected to free around 2,000 Palestinians from Gaza and the occupied West Bank.
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**Trump Thanks Arab and Muslim Nations for Mediation**
In his address, Trump expressed gratitude to Arab and Muslim nations for their role in mediating the ceasefire. He said:
“Let me also convey my tremendous appreciation for all of the nations of the Arab and Muslim world that came together to press Hamas to set the hostages free and to send them home.”
He called this cooperation an “incredible triumph for Israel and the world.”
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**Speech Highlights: “Today the Skies Are Calm”**
Trump added, “After so many years of unceasing war and endless danger, today the skies are calm, the guns are silent and the sirens are still. This is not only the end of a war, this is the end of an age of terror and death and the beginning of the age of faith and hope, and of God.”
He further stated, “It’s the start of a grand concord and lasting harmony for Israel.”
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**Warm Welcome: Netanyahu Thanks Trump for Unwavering Support**
The US president was given a warm welcome by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other top officials. Netanyahu thanked Trump for his unwavering support for Israel, including recognition of Jerusalem as its capital and Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights.
Trump also received a two-and-a-half-minute standing ovation from Israeli lawmakers at the Knesset. Speaker Amir Ohana introduced Trump as a “giant of Jewish history,” adding that the “world needs more leaders who are brave, resolute, strong, and bold.”
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