Seize chance for peace: Trump to Israel

US President Donald Trump promised to help rebuild Gaza, which has been devastated during the two-year conflict

- Agencies

President Donald Trump told Israeli lawmakers on Monday that their country had no more to achieve on the battlefield and must work towards peace in the Middle East after two years of war against Hamas and skirmishes with Hezbollah and Iran.

Although the US-brokered truce between Israel and Hamas remains fragile, Trump is determined to seize an opportunity to chase an elusive regional harmony.

“Generations from now, this will be remembered as the moment that everything began to change,” he declared to the Knesset, which welcomed him as a hero.

“From October 7 [2023] until this week, Israel has been a nation at war, enduring burdens that only a proud and faithful people could withstand,” Trump told Israeli lawmakers.

“For so many families across this land, it has been years since you've known a single day of true peace,” he continued.

“Not only for Israelis, but also for Palestinians and for many others, the long and painful nightmare is finally over.”