"Just last month our city was bombed by rockets and was damaged a lot in the centre," she said.
The first lady has championed the bill since her husband began his second term, arguing children need to be protected from "mean-spirited and hurtful online behaviour".The bill is the sixth piece of legislation Trump has signed in his second term, with the president often preferring to enact his agenda through Executive Orders.
"Anyone who intentionally distributes explicit images without the subject's consent will face up to three years in prison," Trump said.White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt previously said the Melania Trump was "instrumental" in getting the bill through Congress.The first lady, who rarely makes public appearances, described the new law as a "national victory that will help parents and families protect children from online exploitation".
"This legislation is a powerful step forward in our efforts to ensure that every American, especially young people, can feel better protected from their image or identity being abused," she added.It cleared the lower chamber of Congress in a 409-2 vote at the end of April, and was unanimously passed by the Senate in February.
Melania Trump used her first solo public appearance to urge members of Congress to pass the bill in March.
"It's heartbreaking to witness young teens, especially girls, grappling with the overwhelming challenges posed by malicious online content, like deepfakes," the first lady said during a roundtable discussing the bill on 3 March.RedBird founder Gerry Cardinale told the BBC he has plans to expand the Telegraph's reach and subscriber base in the US, believing there to be a gap in the market.
Among other investments, RedBird Capital owns the Italian football team AC Milan.The suspect accused of shooting and killing two Israeli embassy staff members at a Wednesday night event in Washington DC was mistaken for a witness by security, eyewitnesses told the BBC.
Jojo Kalin, who organised the American Jewish Committee event at the Capital Jewish Museum, said she saw the attacker inside the building, looking "very distraught" after the shooting."The security let this person in thinking they were a bystander or witness," she said, adding that she did not see a weapon on him. After she gave him water, she said the suspect pulled out a keffiyeh and yelled "free Palestine".