Trump: 'We Have Peace In The Middle East'
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U.S. President Donald Trump declared “we have peace in the Middle East” during the Gaza Peace Summit in Egypt on Monday, Oct. 13, as leaders gathered to mark the formal end of the Gaza war.
"Nobody thought this could happen", he said, adding "together we have achieved what everybody said impossible."
He stated that the cease-fire in Gaza will continue, calling the day “an incredible one not only for the Middle East but for the entire world.”
US President Trump and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi have co-chaired the summit, attended by leaders of more than 20 countries, to solidify the ceasefire and advance post-war reconstruction efforts in Gaza.
The summit comes after the Palestinian group Hamas released 20 living Israeli hostages in exchange for nearly 2,000 prisoners under the first phase of a Gaza ceasefire plan.
Last week, Trump announced that Israel and Hamas had agreed to the first phase of a plan he laid out Sept. 29 to bring a ceasefire to Gaza, release all Israeli captives in exchange for Palestinian prisoners, and a gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces from the entire Gaza Strip. The first phase of the deal came into force on Friday.
Phase two of the plan calls for the establishment of a new governing mechanism in Gaza without Hamas’ participation, the formation of a multinational force, and the disarmament of Hamas.
Since October 2023, Israeli attacks have killed over 67,800 Palestinians in the enclave, most of them women and children, and rendered it largely uninhabitable.
"Nobody thought this could happen", he said, adding "together we have achieved what everybody said impossible."
He stated that the cease-fire in Gaza will continue, calling the day “an incredible one not only for the Middle East but for the entire world.”
US President Trump and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi have co-chaired the summit, attended by leaders of more than 20 countries, to solidify the ceasefire and advance post-war reconstruction efforts in Gaza.
The summit comes after the Palestinian group Hamas released 20 living Israeli hostages in exchange for nearly 2,000 prisoners under the first phase of a Gaza ceasefire plan.
Last week, Trump announced that Israel and Hamas had agreed to the first phase of a plan he laid out Sept. 29 to bring a ceasefire to Gaza, release all Israeli captives in exchange for Palestinian prisoners, and a gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces from the entire Gaza Strip. The first phase of the deal came into force on Friday.
Phase two of the plan calls for the establishment of a new governing mechanism in Gaza without Hamas’ participation, the formation of a multinational force, and the disarmament of Hamas.
Since October 2023, Israeli attacks have killed over 67,800 Palestinians in the enclave, most of them women and children, and rendered it largely uninhabitable.
