Overview

• Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana sent an official invitation for President Donald Trump to deliver a formal address, posting the letter publicly on X.
• Ohana’s letter credited Trump with securing a deal to free all Israeli hostages and with achieving an “unprecedented regional agreement” reportedly accepted by most Middle East states.
• He noted that, if it occurs, the speech would be the first by a sitting U.S. president to the Knesset since George W. Bush in 2008.
• Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has nominated Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize for his role in brokering the Gaza deal.
• Trump said he plans to travel to the Middle East around the expected hostage releases, though a stop in Israel and the timing of any Knesset address have not been confirmed.