The day’s choreography was already delicate as 20 surviving Israeli hostages were freed in a ceasefire exchange. Trump touted a “historic dawn” in his high-profile address to Israel’s parliament in Jerusalem, the Knesset.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declined US President Donald Trump’s invite to attend a Gaza ceasefire ceremony in Egypt on Monday, citing time constraints ahead of the start of a public holiday.

If Israel wanted to secure a long-term strategic future for itself, it should seize this moment and achieve long-term peace with all its neighbors, says Kishore Mahbubani

Trump was speaking at a peace summit in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, following the agreement of a US-brokered ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, when the moment took place on stage. The 79-year-old recently voiced his displeasure at missing out on this year's Nobel Peace Prize despite publicly campaigning for it.

USHER will be celebrated as the Legend of Live honoree at the 2025 Billboard Live Music Summit, Billboard announced Tuesday (Oct. 13).