President Trump flew in low over Israel. On the beach in Tel Aviv, he was welcomed by a giant banner with the word "Thanks". Upon landing at Ben Gurion Airport, he was received with a red carpet, pomp and circumstance, writes the Israeli media.
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was on site, as was the US envoy Steve Witkoff, Trump's daughter Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner, who participated in the peace negotiations in the Egyptian Sharm el-Sheikh on Friday.
After a welcome ceremony, Trump got into his armored vehicle, known as "The Best", for further travel to the Israeli parliament, the Knesset. In the car, Netanyahu and his wife Sara Netanyahu are also traveling, writes The Times of Israel.
During the short visit to Israel, Trump will appear before the Knesset and will likely also meet with relatives of the hostages who are being released today. Then he will travel to Sharm el-Sheikh for further talks about what is now happening with Gaza and the upcoming phases of the peace agreement.
Trump's visit takes place at the same time as the 20 hostages who are still alive are being released from captivity in Gaza. Trump has followed the release of the first seven hostages on board the presidential plane Air Force One, writes the White House on X.
In a telephone interview with Axios during the trip over the Atlantic, Trump said that the peace agreement in Gaza "can be the biggest thing I've ever been involved in".
