Overview

• President Isaac Herzog announced he will confer the Israeli Presidential Medal of Honor on President Donald Trump, with the presentation to be scheduled in the coming months.
• Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu nominated Trump for the Israel Prize during a Knesset session, praising his role in bringing hostages home.
• Hamas released all 20 living hostages earlier today under a U.S.-backed exchange that followed recent negotiations.
• Trump is in Israel for meetings with leaders and a Knesset address, and he met with families of the freed hostages.
• Israel’s Presidential Medal of Honor, established in 2012 as the state’s highest civilian award, has previously been given to figures including Henry Kissinger, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton and Angela Merkel.