Donald Trump speech in Israel: “The long and painful nightmare is over” | Gaza ceasefire address

WFAA Published October 13, 2025

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U.S. President Donald Trump delivered a historic speech to Israel’s Knesset on Oct. 13, 2025, marking the first address by an American president since 2008. Speaking before Israeli lawmakers, Trump declared “the long and painful nightmare is finally over,” celebrating a U.S.-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hamas that ended two years of war in Gaza. Trump said the ceasefire represented “the historic dawn of a new Middle East,” describing the return of the final 20 Israeli hostages and the release of more than 250 Palestinian prisoners. The president’s remarks came during a whirlwind diplomatic tour that included stops in Egypt and the Gaza border, as world leaders gathered for a regional peace summit.