WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump mentioned on Thursday (Oct 9) that he plans to go away for the Center East someday on Sunday, after Israel and Hamas reached a deal to launch hostages held in Gaza.
Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas signed an settlement on Thursday to stop fireplace and free Israeli hostages in trade for Palestinian prisoners, within the first section of Trump’s initiative to finish the two-year warfare in Gaza that has upended the Center East
Trump mentioned he would head to the area, presumably to attend a signing ceremony in Egypt, and Israeli Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana invited him to handle the legislative physique, which might be the primary such speech by a US president since 2008. Trump mentioned he hoped the deal would result in “an eternal peace” within the area.
Trump’s two particular envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, held conferences with the Israeli president and prime minister in Jerusalem on Thursday, the Israeli leaders’ workplaces mentioned.
Throughout their assembly with Isaac Herzog, the Israeli president “mentioned with the envoys the framework of the settlement they led and negotiated to safe the return of the hostages and to result in an finish to the warfare with Hamas”, the presidency mentioned in a press release.
The 2 later met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his workplace mentioned.
Israeli media reported that the 2 US envoys later participated in a authorities assembly held to approve the plan.
