US President Donald Trump’s one-day dash across the Middle East coincided with the signing of the Gaza peace deal — an accord he hailed as “the greatest breakthrough in 3,000 years.” Speaking aboard Air Force One, Trump called it “a historic day, to put it mildly,” as major hostilities between Israel and Hamas officially came to an end after two years of relentless war.
The agreement, finalized in Doha, ended combat operations, enabled a prisoner exchange, and allowed displaced Palestinians to return to Gaza’s ruins. Trump’s visit to Tel Aviv and Jerusalem resembled a victory tour more than a cautious diplomatic mission. Israelis displayed massive “Thank You Trump” signs on beaches as his plane flew overhead.
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In the Knesset, lawmakers wearing “President of Peace” caps cheered Trump’s declaration of “a new dawn in the Middle East.” He claimed Israel had “won all it could by force of arms” and called on global partners to uphold the fragile ceasefire. Trump even urged Israel’s President Herzog to pardon Prime Minister Netanyahu, facing corruption charges, saying, “Cigars and champagne — who cares about that?”
Trump later flew to Egypt’s Sharm el-Sheikh, where he led the formal signing of the peace accord alongside regional leaders. Egyptian President el-Sisi reaffirmed the goal of a two-state solution. Yet, beneath Trump’s self-congratulation, uncertainty loomed: would this truce last, or was it merely another pause in a century-old conflict?
