In a speech to Israel's parliament on a day when the country's 20 hostages were released as part of a ceasefire agreement he helped broker, President Donald Trump was expected to tell the Knesset, "This is the historic dawn of a new Middle East," according to excerpts released by the White House.

U.S. President Donald Trump landed Monday in Israel to mark US-brokered ceasefire as Hamas begins releasing Israeli hostages after two years of war.

Under the US president's proposed roadmap, once the Palestinian militants have handed over the surviving hostages, Israel will begin releasing around 2,000 detainees in exchange.