Trump Encounters Protest from 2 Lawmakers During Speech at Israeli Parliament
Published atOct 14, 2025 05:43 pm
During his speech at the Israeli parliament on the 13th, U.S. President Trump was interrupted when two Israeli lawmakers raised protest signs, causing the speech to be temporarily halted.
The two lawmakers were immediately "escorted out" of the parliament. One of them held a sign reading "Recognize the State of Palestine."
Trump arrived in Israel on the morning of the 13th local time, then met with families of the detained and delivered a speech at the Israeli parliament.
He expressed gratitude to Arab and Islamic countries, believing that these countries worked together to put pressure on Hamas to secure the release of the Israeli detainees.
After his speech at the Israeli parliament, Trump headed to Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, to attend a summit on the Gaza ceasefire issue. A lawmaker is taken away after raising a sign reading 'Recognize the State of Palestine' in protest. (Photo: Xinhua News Agency)Hamas Releases 20 People According to Agreement
According to the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire agreement, Israel and Hamas exchanged detainees on the 13th.
As per the agreement, on the 13th, Hamas began releasing all 20 Israeli detainees.
Hamas released a total of 20 Israeli detainees in two batches: the first batch of 7 was released in the morning, followed shortly by the remaining 13, who were handed over to the International Committee of the Red Cross before arriving in Israel.
Meanwhile, the 154 Palestinians released by Israel arrived in Egypt on the same day.
After crossing from Gaza into Egypt via the Rafah crossing, these released Palestinians arrived at Nasser Hospital in Cairo.
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