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‘A great day for Israel and the world’: Trump indicates he will speak at Knesset in coming days, says Netanyahu ‘is so happy’
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleNava Freiberg is The Times of Israel's deputy diplomatic correspondent.
United States President Donald Trump tells Channel 12 news over the phone that he is likely to visit Israel in the coming days and deliver a speech at the Knesset following the agreement on a Gaza hostage release and ceasefire.
A senior official in the Trump administration tells The Times of Israel that the decision is not yet finalized, though the trip appears increasingly likely.
The White House National Security Council has communicated that chances for the visit are “gearing up, but not one hundred percent,” the official says.
After Netanyahu invited the American leader to address the Israeli parliament in a phone call this evening, Trump tells Channel 12: “They want me to give a speech at the Knesset and I will definitely do that if they want me to.”
“It is a great day for Israel and for the world,” Trump says, adding that his call with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu following the agreement “was great.”
“He is so happy. He should be. It is a great achievement. The whole world has come together to reach this deal, including countries that were enemies,” he says.
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