‘Very Efficient’: Trump Reacts As Protesters Dragged Out Of Israeli Parliament | World News
Two Knesset members who tried to prevent US President Donald Trump from speaking were expelled from the Israeli Parliament on Monday. A few minutes after Trump’s speech, lawmakers Ayman Odeh and Ofer Cassif stood up with banners. The ushers immediately ushered them out of the room. Trump praised the bailiffs for their quick action, saying, “It was a very effective action.”
The special session of the Knesset was held in honor of the US President, on the day Hamas released the hostages captured in the October 7, 2023 attacks.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced that 13 returned hostages were brought back to Israel.
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Trump also thanked the Arab countries that helped sign the peace agreement, saying, “People will remember this as the moment when everything started to change for the better. It will be the golden age of Israel and the Middle East.” he said.
Trump received a standing ovation in his speech at the Knesset following the ceasefire agreement reached between Israel and Hamas.
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Earlier in the day, Hamas announced it would release 20 “living Israeli prisoners” in the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement.
“The agreement reached is the fruit of the determination of our people and the resistance of the resistance fighters, and we announce our commitment to the agreement reached and the relevant timelines as long as the occupation adheres to it,” Hamas’ Al Qassam Brigades said in a statement. he said.
“The occupation could have brought back most of its captives alive months ago, but it continued to stall,” the statement added.
(With IANS inputs).
