Senator Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) said Sunday that President Trump “should get a lot of credit” for the deal between Israel and Hamas as the president plans to move into the region.
“How much credit does President Trump deserve for this deal?” CNN’s Dana Bash asked Kelly on “State of the Union.”
“Think he deserves a lot of credit. I mean, it was his deal. He worked on it. You know, he sent Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to negotiate it and it’s been good so far,” Kelly responded.
He said, “Hopefully the hostages here will be released, maybe not within 24 hours, but certainly, I think, by Monday. And that’s progress, and now we have to see what happens next.”
On Monday, President Trump is set to address Israel’s legislature, the Knesset, and attend a Middle East peace event in Egypt. The president’s Knesset address is scheduled for 11 a.m. local time, with him expected to arrive in Tel Aviv a little less than two hours later.
From there Trump will go to Egypt And join the peace ceremony at 2:30 pm local time in the coastal resort area of Sharm-el-Sheikh.
Last Wednesday, Trump announced that Israel and Hamas had reached an agreement to free the remaining Israeli hostages and stop fighting in Gaza.
The president said Israel and Hamas supported the “first phase” of the peace plan. end of septemberA remarkable relief to stop the war that has raged for more than two years after Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, 2023.
“This means that all hostages will soon be released, and Israel will withdraw its troops to an agreed line as a first step towards a strong, durable and everlasting peace. All parties will be treated fairly!” Trump said on Truth Social.
Israel’s war in Gaza has also killed thousands of Palestinians, left the region in a humanitarian crisis and resulted in massive infrastructure destruction. International pressure on Israel had recently increased to end the war as the humanitarian crisis worsened.
