'Historic developments unfolding': Trump expected to visit Jerusalem after Hamas-Israel ceasefire; may also address Knesset

After Israel and Hamas agreed on the phase one of the peace deal, US President Donald Trump is expected to visit Jerusalem on Sunday.

According to a statement from office of Israel's President Isaac Herzog, events schedule on Sunday were cancelled "in light of the expected release of the hostages, and... the upcoming visit of President of the United States Donald J Trump to Israel."




"The decision was made due to anticipated security closures in Jerusalem surrounding the visit and the historic developments unfolding in the coming days," the statement reads.

Earlier, Trump also said he may address the Knesset during his likely visit to Israel.

"I am expected to arrive in Israel in the coming days. They want me to speak in the Knesset, and I will certainly do so if they want it,” said Trump.

“The whole world has come together on this one, Israel, every country has come together. This has been a fantastic day,” he added.

This comes after, Hamas announced that it has reached a hostage-ceasefire agreement with Israel during indirect talks in Egypt, saying the exchange of hostages and Palestinian prisoners would take place within 72 hours of the deal’s implementation.

The group confirmed that, as part of the first phase of a deal to end the war in Gaza, it will exchange 20 surviving hostages for nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners

Hamas said the deal “provides for an end to the war in Gaza, the withdrawal of Israeli forces, the entry of humanitarian aid, and a prisoner exchange.”

Hamas also thanked the mediators and US President Donald Trump for brokering an end to the conflict with Israel, while urging them “to compel the occupation government to fully implement the obligations of the agreement and to prevent it from evading or delaying the implementation of what has been agreed upon.”