President Trump’s historic trip to Israel and Egypt will feature a celebration of the peace deal his administration orchestrated — and grim reminders of the toll of captivity on Israeli hostages.
Trump heads to the Holy Land Sunday night, and was expected to join Israelis marking the end of the bloody two-year conflict and huddle with Arab leaders who helped press Hamas to accept the terms of the cease-fire deal.
“Hopefully you’re going to have great success — or I call it everlasting success,” Trump said in the Oval Office Friday evening while revealing new details of his trip, as he talked up the potential for broader peace in the Middle East. 3
But Trump also appeared to try to prepare the public for the condition of the hostages — and gave an update on the number of the dea