Trump Declares “Nightmare Over” as Final Hostages Freed in Israel

In a moment few imagined possible, the Israel–Hamas war may finally be ending—and it happened through one of the most unlikely instruments of peace.

The world awoke to long-awaited good news: the final hostages held by Hamas have been freed. After more than two years of agony following the terror group’s October 7, 2023, attack, families across Israel are finally embracing loved ones once thought lost forever.

President Donald Trump announced Monday that the “long and painful nightmare” for both Israelis and Palestinians “is finally over,” declaring that “against all odds, we have done the impossible and brought our hostages home.”

Scenes of reunion flooded social media—tears, embraces, songs of joy—a nation exhaling after years of grief. Yet beyond the headlines lies a truth even more unthinkable: that God may have chosen to use Donald Trump, a man known as much for his boldness as his controversy, to bring peace in one of the most spiritually and politically tangled conflicts of our time.

“The king’s heart is in the hand of the Lord;
he directs it like a watercourse wherever he pleases.”
— Proverbs 21:1

For centuries, believers have seen this pattern repeated: God working through the least expected people to accomplish His plans. Whether through prophets or kings, peacemakers or presidents, He alone directs the hearts of leaders—even those who seem least suited for the task.

This moment, fragile as it may be, reminds us that peace is never born from human politics alone. It flows from the unseen hand of a sovereign God who still bends the hearts of rulers and nations toward His will.

Here is a key passage from President Trump's speech to the Israeli Knesset today.

“We gather on a day of profound joy, of soaring hope, of renewed faith—and above all, a day to give our deepest thanks to the Almighty God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. After so many years of unceasing war and endless danger, today the skies are calm, the guns are silent, the sirens are still, and the sun rises on a Holy Land that is finally at peace. A land and a region that will live, God willing, in peace for all eternity. Israel, with our help, has won all that they can by force of arms. You’ve won. Now it’s time to translate these victories against terrorists on the battlefield into the ultimate prize of peace and prosperity for the entire Middle East. Together, we have shown that peace is not just a hope we can dream about, it is a reality we can build upon. This is the historic dawn of a new Middle East.”