Gaza deal: Bibi nominates Trump for Israel prize; 'you'll get other award too'

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu connected Monday nominated US President Donald Trump for the Israel Prize.Speaking successful the Israeli parliament, Knesset, up of Trump’s code to lawmakers, Netanyahu said helium submitted Trump’s information to marque him the archetypal non-Israeli recipient of the “Israel Prize.

” He added, “As to that different prize, conscionable a question of time, you'll get it!”Earlier, Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana called Trump a “colossus who volition beryllium enshrined successful the pantheon of history,” declaring that the Jewish radical volition retrieve him “thousands of years from now.”Netanyahu besides described Trump arsenic the “greatest person that the authorities of Israel has ever had successful the White House.” He said, “No American president has ever done much for Israel.”In his speech, Netanyahu praised Israel’s soldiers, saying the state had “achieved astonishing victories implicit Hamas.”His statements came arsenic Israel began receiving the past hostages held by Hamas and prepared to merchandise astir 2,000 Palestinian prisoners nether a Gaza ceasefire agreement.Donald Trump arrived successful Tel Aviv connected Air Force One connected Monday, wherever helium volition enactment for a fewer hours earlier flying to Egypt for a ceremonial marking the ceasefire plan.

More assistance was being prepared for Gaza, overmuch of which has been destroyed during the two-year warfare that began connected October 7, 2023, erstwhile Hamas-led militants attacked Israel, sidesplitting astir 1,200 radical and taking astir 250 hostages. Israel’s subject effect has, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry, killed much than 67,600 Palestinians.Hamas handed implicit 20 surviving Israeli hostages connected Monday nether the ceasefire agreement, portion Trump and different satellite leaders prepared for a acme connected Gaza.In Tel Aviv, a ample assemblage gathered to enactment hostage families and reacted with joy, tears, and opus arsenic quality of the releases came, portion grieving those who did not survive.Under the agreement, Israel is to merchandise astir 2,000 detainees successful speech for the hostages.The handover coincided with Trump’s sojourn to Israel for a abbreviated travel earlier heading to Egypt for a bid summit. Trump declared the warfare “over.”