US President Donald Trump will be awarded to the highest civil honor of Israel – Israeli presidential medal Honor – on Monday for his role in ensuring the release of Hamas hostages from Gaza.
“Through his tireless efforts, President Trump not only helped bring our loved ones home, but also laid the foundations of a new era in the Middle East based on security, cooperation and real hope for peace,” said Isaac, Isaac Herzog, who presents Trump.
While Trump will be informed of the decision of Israel about his honor, the real award will be awarded in the “coming months”, Herzog said.
Israel presented the award to former US Presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden in 2013 and 2022.
The announcement comes after Trump mediated the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas and before the decisive replacement of the hostage that could determine the longevity of the ceasefire.
Swap hostages detainee
Israel expects the release and handover of 20 live hostages of Hamas on Monday, after which it releases about 2,000 Palestinian detainees.
SWAP DETAINE HUSS is part of the first phase of the 20-point Trump Plan, which will end more than two years of war between Israel and Hamas, which caused an attack by the Palestinian militant groups on Israel 7 October 2023.
During his short stop in Israel, Trump is expected to meet families of released hostages and address the Israeli parliament.
Subsequently, it is designed to travel to Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, so that the co-owner of the peace summit in Gaza with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, the summit of which Israel was Snub.
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