After securing a Middle East peace deal between Israel and Hamas, President Donald Trump is now focused on ending the Russia–Ukraine war.

As Israel and Hamas traded hostages and prisoners on Monday, President Donald Trump addressed the Israeli parliament, saying the region is finally at peace and claiming he has now ended eight wars in eight months.

Lead U.S. negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner told CBS's "60 Minutes" that Israel launching air strikes at Hamas negotiators in Qatar, and then President Trump strongly encouraging them to apologize and promise never to do it again,

On October 7, 2023, Kibbutz Nir Oz was all but burned to ashes, with over a quarter of its residents murdered or abducted. On Monday, the community gathered to welcome loved ones back home.

Donald Trump urged Israel to shift focus from waging war against Hamas to what he called the ultimate prize of “peace and prosperity” in the Middle East region as he became just the fifth American president on Monday to address the Knesset.

President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that he was naming Detroit-area entrepreneur Mark Savaya, who helped boost Muslim American turnout for his campaign, as special envoy to Iraq.

Donald Trump brought an end to the two-year war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas this week. The conflict was so brutal and divisive that some European broadcasters wanted to throw Israel out of the Eurovision Song Contest.