Standing amongst thousands of Israelis in Hostages Square, Ivanka Trump and her husband, Jared Kushner, celebrated the ceasefire in Gaza. 

Ivanka Trump, 43, who embraced Judaism in 2009, joined her husband in celebrating the anticipated peace set to commence on Monday as the remaining hostages are reunited with their families.

“Tonight, we commend the resilience of each family who has been waiting, praying, and keeping faith,” she addressed the audience on Saturday. “We are all hopeful for Monday and the days that follow.”

“I am truly inspired by their fortitude and faith despite such hardship… As we begin this new era, which, hopefully, will bring a long-awaited and lasting peace.”

Phase One of the ceasefire is expected to commence on Monday, with both Ivanka and Jared, who is Jewish, waiting to fully celebrate until the hostages are released. 

Twenty living hostages remain in Hamas’ hands. Phase One will also see the release of the deceased hostages in exchange for 250 Palestinian prisoners and 1,700 detainees from Gaza. 

Increased aid will also enter the Gaza Strip as Gazans move home. 

‘Each hostage is not only a moment of homecoming and relief, it’s a triumph of faith, of courage, and of our shared humanity,’ the mother-of-three told the Tel Aviv crowd, which is believed to be one of the biggest gatherings in Hostages Square.   

Ivanka Trump, 43, who converted to Judaism in 2009, stood alongside her husband to celebrate the long-lasting peace expected to begin on Monday when the rest of the hostages are returned home

The Tel Aviv crowd is believed to be one of the biggest gatherings in Hostages Square

Ivanka also brought a message to Israelis from her father, President Donald Trump. 

‘He sees you, he hears you, he stands with you, always,’ she told the crowd to thunderous cheers. 

The crowd broke out in ‘thank you, Trump’ chants as they held signs of the hostages and even one of the president’s official portrait. 

‘We pray this week is one of healing for you all,’ she concluded her two-minute speech. ‘God bless you all for standing in solidarity together through this dark chapter.’ 

Her husband, 44, also spoke to the crowd. Jared was a key member of making the deal happen, as he traveled with US Special Envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, to Egypt to broker a ceasefire. 

‘Seeing these horrific acts shocked me to my core and I’ll never be the same,’ Jared said of October 7, 2023, when the conflict started after Hamas attacked a music festival, killing 1,200 and kidnapping 251 Israelis. ‘I cried.

‘Instead of replicating the barbarous of the enemy, you chose to be exceptional, you chose to stand for the values that you stand for, and I couldn’t be prouder to be a friend of Israel’s, somebody that supports Israel, and somebody that fights very strongly to see Israel survive and see it’s fullest potential.’

He also thanked the amazing soldiers of the IDF.’ 

Her husband, 44, also spoke to the crowd. ‘Seeing these horrific acts shocked me to my core and I’ll never be the same,’ he said 

Jared was a key member of making the deal happen, as he traveled with US Special Envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff (pictured with Jared and Ivanka), to Egypt to broker a ceasefire

‘Without their heroism, brilliance, and bravery, this deal would not have been possible, so really want to give a big tribute to them,’ he said. 

Jared said he hoped this deal will make the world more ‘peaceful,’ help ‘build bridges of understanding’ and to ‘eliminate hatred.’ 

Kushner and Witkoff have been in Egypt helping to hammer out the details between the two sides after Phase One of the deal was announced on Wednesday.

President Trump said he planned to travel to Egypt for the signing of the ceasefire deal, adding that he expected Hamas to free hostages on Monday or Tuesday.

Speaking at a cabinet meeting on Thursday, Trump said the agreement between Israel and Hamas had ‘ended the war in Gaza’ and would lead to broader Middle East peace.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said earlier that he had invited Trump to take part in a ‘celebration to be held in Egypt’ for the first phase of the ceasefire deal.

Trump said he also expected to visit Israel, adding that he had been invited to address the Israeli parliament.

‘They asked me to speak at the Knesset and… I’ve agreed to, if they would like me to, I will do it,’ Trump said in response to a question from a reporter.

Pictured: Ivanka praying at the Western Wall for the successful end of the Gaza war earlier this week

The Republican gave few details about the second phase of the peace deal and the future of Gaza.

Phase One began with a 72-hour period where Hamas has to release all the hostages by noon on Monday. The deceased hostages are also supposed to be returned in the same window. 

Hamas is also not allowed to broadcast the return, as they’ve done in previous ceasefire deals. 

Around 600 humanitarian aid trucks were expected to start rolling into Gaza on Friday. The region has been dealing with a famine through the war, and much of the Strip has been destroyed. 

Israel has also begun to withdraw its forces. The Jewish State will still control 53 percent of Gaza. More troops will withdraw in later phases.