Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has proven to be a key partner in President Donald Trump’s peace plan for Gaza, helping with the negotiations and hosting a triumphant Gaza peace conference in the city of Sharm el-Sheikh on Monday.

It was a remarkable turnaround in relations between the U.S. and Egypt, a longtime U.S. ally that Trump’s predecessors, Joe Biden and Barack Obama, worked hard to alienate.

Trump and Sisi applauded each other’s role in the peace process on Monday. Sisi said he was certain Trump was “the only one capable of bringing peace to our region.”

Trump responded by praising Sisi as a “powerful leader” and a personal friend. He said Sisi “played a very important role” in the Gaza peace process.

Trump also praised Sisi for taking a strong hand against

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