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‘Dawn of a new Middle East’: That was how Donald Trump described the changed landscape in what can only be described as a victory speech Monday to Israel’s parliament. “Israel, with our help, has won all that they can by force of arms. You’ve won,” he told members of the country’s Knesset. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu even gifted Trump a golden dove to commemorate the moment.
One concrete development: Earlier on Monday, Hamas released all 20 living Israeli hostages in exchange for more than 1,900 Palestinian political prisoners, the first step in Trump’s multi-stage peace deal.
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The victory tour continues: Trump then flew to Egypt, where he met with President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and took press questions before convening a global summit to help determine the future of Gaza.