Benjamin Netanyahu

Well, President Trump has broken so many conventions to the surprise of people, and then they figure out, oh, well, maybe, you know, he was right after all.

So we decided to break a convention, too, or create a new one.

And that is to award the Israel Prize, which in almost our 80 years, we've never awarded it to a non-Israeli.

And we're going to award it this year to President Trump.

Yay!

But it's enough to affirm what I've said time and again.

Donald Trump is the greatest friend that the state of Israel has ever had in the White House.

Thank you for supporting Operation Rising Lion and for your bold decision to launch Operation Midnight Hammer.

Boy, is that... You gotta hear this.

This is the most fitting name ever named for a military operation because a little after midnight, you really hammered them.

My friends, this is only a partial list, but it's enough to affirm what I've said time and again.

Donald Trump is the greatest friend that the state of Israel has ever had in the White House.

At his cabinet meeting, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was flanked by two key members of Trump's team, Envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner.

President Trump says he's likely to travel on Sunday to Egypt and he's been invited to speak to the Israeli parliament.

He says the hostages will likely be released early next week.

The ceasefire and hostage deal is just the first phase of his plan for Gaza.

Other points still need to be negotiated.

Michelle Kellerman, NPR News, the State Department.

we are on the verge of a very big achievement.

It's not final yet, but I hope that in the coming days, during the Sukkot holiday, I will be able to announce to you the return of all the hostages in one phase, while the IDF remains deep inside the Strip and the territories that control it.