US EditionFor Gaza Plan to Work, It Needs Trump's 'Continued Commitment', Former Diplomat Says
The agreement includes the release of nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners and marks a commitment by regional leaders to end over two years of conflict and extremism, officials said.
- On October 13, President Donald J. Trump traveled to Sharm El Sheikh for the signing with Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani and Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
- Signatories framed the deal as ensuring peace, security and shared prosperity for Palestinians and Israelis, and the agreement aims to end more than two years of conflict in the Gaza Strip.
- Key provisions involve detainee releases and the return of hostages as Israel will free about 1,950 Palestinian prisoners and return 20 Israeli hostages taken on October 7, 2023.
- An alleged diplomatic slight emerged amid the summit's guest list decisions as President Petro says Trump vetoed his attendance, while Egypt and Isaac Herzog honored Trump with the Order of the Nile and Israeli Presidential Medal of Honor.
- Questions remain about peacekeeping and reconstruction after Israel Defense Forces partially retreated Friday, while phase two of the peace plan discussions have begun amid Hamas concerns.
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Donald Trump, other leaders sign Gaza peace deal after Israel and Hamas exchange hostages
United States President Donald Trump and the leaders of Egypt, Qatar and Turkiye on Monday signed a declaration as guarantors for bringing peace to Gaza at a summit in the Egyptian resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh.The signing came hours after Israel and Hamas exchanged hostages and prisoners under the first phase of a ceasefire agreement.“The document is going to spell out rules and regulations and lots of other things,” AFP quoted Trump as saying…
'Cracks already showing': WSJ pours cold water on Trump's peace plan
President Donald Trump's peace plan for the Israel-Hamas war got a dose of cold reality on Monday night from the conservative Wall Street Journal.The two sides formally implemented a ceasefire deal brokered in large part by Trump, with the support of Egypt, Qatar, and Turkey. As part of the deal, all living Israeli hostages held since October 2023 have been released by Hamas. Israel, meanwhile, freed nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners and detain…
Grenell to Newsmax: Trump ‘Greatest Dealmaker’ Ever
Richard Grenell told Newsmax on Monday that President Donald Trump is the only world leader capable of achieving the historic peace deal that ended more than two years of war between Israel and Iranian-backed Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip. On "Rob Schmitt Tonight," Grenell, Trump's envoy for special missions, said the agreement, which secured the release of all living hostages held in Gaza earlier Monday, marked "a moment for history" and a…
Trump receives international praise with Israel-Hamas peace deal
President Donald Trump‘s landmark peace deal between Israel and Hamas earned international praise on Monday and sealed his legacy as a president who stopped wars. During a celebratory trip to Israel and Egypt that saw Hamas release all 20 living hostages and Arab partners back the deal, Trump ushered in what he declared a “historic dawn of a new Middle East.” The peace deal, after more than two years of death and destruction in Gaza, comes as Tr…
Gen. Clark to Newsmax: Lots of Work Left in Mideast
Retired Army Gen. Wesley Clark told Newsmax on Monday there's "a lot of work" left to do in the Middle East after what he called historic achievements from President Donald Trump. "Great credit to President Trump and also to Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff," Clark said on "American Agenda," referring to Trump's son-in-law and the U.S. special envoy to the Middle East. "The fact that they were able to talk to Hamas directly — that they got consen…
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