US President Donald Trump departed Joint Base Andrews around 4:45 p.m. ET Sunday for Tel Aviv. He is set to arrive Monday morning local time, APA reports citing CNN.
Before boarding Air Force One, he told reporters that “this is going to be a very special time.”
He added, “Everybody’s very excited about this moment in time.”
Trump said hundreds of thousands of people have gathered in Israel over the last two days to celebrate the upcoming release of hostages in Gaza.
“Everybody’s cheering at one time; that’s never happened before,” Trump said.
The president added that it’s been an “honor to be involved” in the ceasefire negotiations between Israel and Hamas.
Trump is expected to land Monday morning local time. Among those joining the president on Air Force One are:
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth
- CIA Director John Ratcliffe
- Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine
- White House chief of staff Susie Wiles
- Stephen Miller
- Dan Scavino
- Steven Cheung
- White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt
- Will Scharf
- Ambassador Monica Crowley
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