US EditionBlinken claims Trump's ceasefire deal in Middle East built on Biden’s original plan
Blinken credits Biden administration’s ceasefire groundwork for Trump’s 20-point Gaza peace plan, which secured the release of 135 hostages and aims for lasting regional stability.
- On Monday, Former Secretary of State Antony Blinken wrote that President Donald Trump’s 20-point Gaza plan built on one developed by the Biden administration in a lengthy X thread.
- Background: the Biden administration earlier secured a January ceasefire that freed 135 hostages, but that deal later collapsed months afterward, Blinken said.
- Asked aboard Air Force One by Fox News correspondents, President Donald Trump called Blinken’s attribution `Everybody knows it's a joke`.
- At the signing ceremony in Egypt, President Donald Trump, alongside regional leaders including Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, signed the deal that has secured the release of all remaining living hostages and aims to end the two-year conflict with Hamas.
- Looking ahead, Antony Blinken said implementation will require assembling an International Stabilization Force and demilitarizing Hamas, while regional partners have said `enough` to Hamas and isolated the group.
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No, the Israel-Hamas ceasefire could not have happened earlier
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Newt Gingrich Blasts Blinken's Claim Trump "Built On" Biden's Mideast Plan
Former Republican House Speaker Newt Gingrich dismissed former Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s assertion that President Donald Trump’s recently secured Israel-Hamas peace deal “built on” the previous administration’s efforts, stating Blinken is “out of touch with reality.” Speaking on Fox News’ “The Ingraham Angle” on Monday, Gingrich reacted strongly after guest host Kayleigh McEnany read […] Newt Gingrich Blasts Blinken’s Claim Trump “Buil…
The American President may have given the warring parties a few weeks or months of rest, but the negotiations can still fail at four points.
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