Relief, Concern in Mid-Missouri After Gaza Peace Deal
The deal includes a ceasefire, hostage release, and a reconstruction plan for Gaza backed by multiple wealthy nations, marking a major step toward lasting peace.
- On Monday, President Donald Trump signed a major peace deal in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, before more than 20 world leaders and called the ceasefire the start of lasting peace with leaders from nearly 30 countries.
- After a ceasefire that began Friday and the release of hostages, Hamas freed all remaining living hostages and the diplomatic process began three weeks earlier at the United Nations General Assembly meeting with Arab and Muslim leaders.
- Key mechanics include a temporary technocratic Palestinian committee to run Gaza, supervised by a 'Board of Peace' chaired by Trump, offering amnesty to Hamas militants who decommission weapons.
- Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi honored President Donald Trump with the Order of the Nile, and wealthy Arab states pledged reconstruction funds for Gaza, Trump said.
- If the pact holds, officials said it could be a major milestone, though analysts including Scott Lucas warned, `There are obvious reasons why Trump loves the ego trip, and we know that.
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Relief, concern in Mid-Missouri after Gaza peace deal
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) President Donald Trump and other world leaders gathered Monday to sign a Middle East peace deal, bringing relief and hopeful reactions to local groups in Mid-Missouri. George Smith, with Mid-Missouri for Justice in Palestine, is relieved but also concerned following the recent peace deal. "It's a relief to have the actual genocide -- as I and many others think it should be referred to as -- it's good to have that genocide st…
Trump's 'ego trip' already kneecapped his Middle East peace deal: foreign analyst
President Donald Trump's trip to the Middle East to sign a peace agreement between Hamas and Israel was equal parts policy and public relations, and one foreign analyst says it has already kneecapped the chances of lasting peace in the region. Scott Lucas, professor of international politics at the Clinton Institute, University of Dublin, discussed the peace deal Trump and foreign leaders signed on Monday in Egypt during an interview on Times Ra…
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