New York: Declaring, “The war is over”, US President Donald Trump headed out to Egypt, where he will be joined on Monday by several international leaders for a summit on the peace process for Gaza ending a two-year conflict.
It will mark the first momentous peace breakthrough in Trump’s second term after he strong-armed Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas to agree to the 20-point peace deal he proposed.
Before going to Sharm El-Sheikh for the summit, he will first stop over in Israel, where he is expected to meet Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and address the country’s parliament , the Knesset. After the ceasefire doused the fighting in Gaza on Friday, Hamas was committed to releasing the remaining Israeli hostages and it is expected to take place on Mon