'Not the easiest guy to deal with... that's what makes him great' - Trump hails Netanyahu during Knesset address

'Not the easiest guy to deal with... that's what makes him great' - Trump hails Netanyahu during Knesset address

"US President Donald Trump admitted the Benjamin Netanyahu wasn't 'the easiest guy to deal with' - but 'that's what makes him great' - during his speech to the Knesset on Monday. Trump and his core team received huge applause in the parliament ahead of his speech. The US president is in Israel to address the Knesset and meet with Benjamin Netanyahu and the families of hostages, before flying to Egypt for the official signing of the peace deal. The final twenty living hostages were handed over by Hamas to the Red Cross earlier. The bodies of 28 deceased hostages will also be returned later, while around 1,700 Palestinians detained in Gaza since October 2023 and 250 more serving life sentences, will be freed under the deal. The first phase of the deal, agreed by Israel and Hamas last week, includes the ceasefire, the swapping of hostages and prisoners, and the Israeli military withdrawal to the 'yellow line' in Gaza. Subsequent phases will include the governance of Gaza, the future of Hamas and the reconstruction of the enclave. "

Trump Sure Seems Hung Up On Losing The Nobel Peace Prize

Trump Sure Seems Hung Up On Losing The Nobel Peace Prize

President Donald Trump continued to dwell on his loss of the Nobel Peace Prize in comments he made on Sunday. In a message on Truth Social , Trump shared a screenshot of an October post from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu calling for the US president to win the Nobel Peace Prize. “He deserves it!” the post reads . And in a press gaggle with reporters, Trump alluded to how the prize was awarded based on achievements in 2024, adding that the panel deciding the honour could have made an “exception” given what he said were his accomplishments this year. “In all fairness to the Nobel Committee … it was for 2024, this was picked for 2024,” he said while talking with reporters on Air Force One during a flight to Israel on Sunday. “There are those who say you can make an exception because a lot of things happened during ’25 that are done and complete and great.” Trump was en route to Tel Aviv after he and his administration helped broker a ceasefire and hostage deal between Israel and Hamas. He went on: “I did this not for Nobel, I did this for saving lives.” Trump has long griped about how former President Barack Obama was awarded a Nobel Peace Prize and groused that he deserves one as well. He’s also frequently bragged about solving multiple wars and clamored for recognition related to what he says he’s achieved. Members of his administration and other allies disparaged the award and the Nobel committee following Trump’s perceived snub. In a Friday post on X , White House Communications Director Steven Cheung suggested the Nobel Committee had placed “politics over peace” when it selected María Corina Machado, a leader of Venezuela’s opposition, as the honoree this year. Machado was lauded for promoting democratic rights in Venezuela and countering the country’s authoritarian government . Machado also referenced Trump in a message she posted on X after the announcement , stressing that she appreciated his support in the bid to combat Venezuela’s autocratic government. “The person who actually got the Nobel Prize called today, called me and said, ‘I’m accepting this in honour of you, because you really deserved it,’” Trump told reporters on Friday .