President Trump said Friday he plans to visit Egypt and Israel during a one-day trip to the Middle East early next week. peace agreement This will stop the fighting in Gaza and dozens of hostages will be released.
Trump told reporters he would visit Cairo while in Egypt and planned to speak at the Knesset, Israel’s parliament. He indicated that many other world leaders would also attend. The president is expected to depart Sunday evening, spend Monday in the Middle East and then fly to Washington, D.C.
Trump indicated he might want to return to the White House for a while awards ceremony on tuesday Charlie Kirk, late conservative activist, Presidential Medal of Freedom.
The Trump administration and other mediators brokered a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas this week, potentially ending a war that began more than two years ago when Hamas attacked Israel, killing more than 1,000 people. The Israeli military campaign that followed killed thousands of Palestinians in Gaza, leading to massive destruction and famine.
Israeli forces withdrew from parts of Gaza on Friday, triggering a 72-hour deadline for Hamas to release the remaining hostages held until October 7, 2023.
Special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, the president’s son-in-law and senior White House adviser in Trump’s first term, have in recent days led talks in the Middle East with the leaders of Egypt and Israel to ensure that the agreement is finalized and implemented.
“I think it’s going to hold up. They’re all tired of fighting,” Trump said of the agreement on Friday.
