He is also expected to meet with the families of hostages, The Times of Israel confirmed, citing an Israeli official.Before boarding Air Force One, Trump told reporters that those affected by the Israel-Hamas war are celebrating the ceasefire deal he helped broker. Everybody’s cheering at one time — that’s never happened before," NBC quotes Trump.Trump visited Israel in May 2017 in his first term as president and became the first sitting president to visit Jerusalem's Old City but did not address the Knesset. Before him Jimmy Carter, bill Clinton and George W. Bush addressed the Knesset.Trump formally recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel on December 6, 2017, and announced plans to move the US Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.Key Trump administration and White House officials accompanying him include Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine, White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, State Department chief of protocol Monica Crowley, and White House aides Stephen Miller, Dan Scavino, Steven Cheung, Karoline Leavitt, and Will Scharf, confirms NBC news.Trump's visit to the country comes as Israel prepares to receive the hostages as part of the deal, after they have been held captive by Hamas since the October 7, 2023, attacks.
Author: Rana Sarkar
Published at: 2025-10-12 22:52:06
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