U.S. President Donald Trump disembarks from Air Force One as he arrives at Ben Gurion International Airport on October 13, 2025 in Tel Aviv, Israel. President Trump is visiting the country hours after Hamas released the remaining Israeli hostages captured on Oct. 7, 2023, part of a US-brokered ceasefire deal to end the war in Gaza. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
OAN Staff Sophia Flores 12:18 AM – Monday, October 13, 2025
Air Force One has landed in Israel. As President Donald Trump stepped off the plane, he smiled broadly and raised his fist in celebration.
On Monday, Trump arrived at Ben Gurion International Airport, where he was greeted by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Isaac Herzog.
President Trump has officially landed in Israel, greeting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the tarmac at Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport.
In a recording released by Netanyahu’s office, the air traffic controllers at the control tower welcoming Trump told him his visit “carries deep meaning for our people in these times.”
“Thank you for your friendship, and for the unbreakable bond between our nations,” the controllers continued. “God bless America, God bless Israel, and the friendship between our peoples.”
The pilots of Air Force One responded, “Thank you very much.”
Air Force One is welcomed to Israeli airspace by Ben Gurion Airport control tower:
"Welcome to the state of Israel, Mr. President. Your visit carries deep meaning for people in this time. Thank you for your friendship and unbreakable bond between our nations. God bless America… pic.twitter.com/CBjD0ez7gf
To provide the best experiences, we use technologies like cookies to store and/or access device information. Consenting to these technologies will allow us to process data such as browsing behavior or unique IDs on this site. Not consenting or withdrawing consent, may adversely affect certain features and functions.
Functional
Always active
The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network.
Preferences
The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user.
Statistics
The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes.The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you.
Marketing
The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on a website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.
