The president on Thursday credited several Middle Eastern and global leaders for helping secure the first phase of a plan for ending the two-year war.
President Donald Trump on Thursday said that he plans to visit the Middle East early next week to personally sign a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas.
“We secured the release of all of the remaining hostages, and they should be released on Monday or Tuesday,” Trump said in a Cabinet meeting at the White House, adding that the timing of his trip was still to be determined. He said he would sign the deal in Egypt, which hosted negotiators for the final push of talks in recent days. Trump a day earlier voiced the possibility of visiting Israel.
The president credited several Middle Eastern and global leaders for helping secure the first phase of a deal to end the two-year war in Gaza, with Hamas agreeing to release all remaining hostages in exchange for Israel’s release of Palestinian prisoners.
“I will tell you, President Erdogan was personally involved in dealing with Hamas and some of the others,” Trump said of the Turkish leader. He also singled out Qatar, Indonesia and other countries. “The whole world has come together for this.”
