Trump hails peace plan between Israel and Hamas: a “great day”

President Donald Trump hailed a peace plan, of which Israel and Hamas have “both signed the first phase,” and stressed that it was a “GREAT day for the Arab and Muslim world, Israel” and other nations.

“I am very proud to announce that Israel and Hamas have both signed the first phase of our peace plan,” Trump said in an article on Truth Social. “This means that ALL hostages will be released very soon and Israel will withdraw its troops along an agreed line as a first step towards a strong, lasting and eternal peace. »

“This is a GREAT day for the Arab and Muslim world, Israel, all surrounding nations and the United States of America, and we thank the mediators from Qatar, Egypt and Turkey, who worked with us to make this historic and unprecedented event happen,” Trump added. “Blessed are the peacemakers! »

Nick Gilbertson of Breitbart News reported that during a panel discussion on Antifa, Trump said a deal to end the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas was “very close.”

During the event, Trump also received a memo from Secretary of State Marco Rubio, in which he revealed that a peace deal was “very close” to being reached.

“I just received a memo from the secretary of state saying we are very close to an agreement in the Middle East,” Trump said. said.

Trump announced Saturday that Israel had “accepted a proposed withdrawal line” and that a ceasefire would begin “when Hamas” also accepted it.

“After negotiations, Israel agreed to the initial withdrawal line, which we showed and shared with Hamas,” Trump wrote in an article on Truth Social. “When Hamas confirms this, the ceasefire will IMMEDIATELY come into effect, the exchange of hostages and prisoners will begin and we will create the conditions for the next phase of withdrawal, which will bring us closer to the end of this 3,000 YEAR CATASTROPHE. »