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President Donald Trump will spend the primary a part of the week within the Center East to supervise a historic peace deal between Israel and Hamas, a landmark settlement anticipated to finish the two-year struggle in Gaza and convey dwelling the remaining hostages.
Earlier than boarding Air Pressure One, Trump advised reporters that the hostages could possibly be launched earlier and mentioned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did a “excellent job” serving to safe the deal.
HAMAS ACCEPTS TRUMP PEACE PLAN ENDING 2 YEARS OF WAR IN GAZA, RETURNING HOSTAGES
President Donald Trump will journey to Egypt after assembly with households of hostages and talking earlier than the Knesset. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Photographs)
“The struggle is over,” Trump advised reporters at Joint Base Andrews earlier than boarding an almost 12-hour flight to Israel. After touchdown in Tel Aviv, Trump is anticipated to satisfy with households of hostages after which give an tackle on the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, in Jerusalem.
Trump will then journey to Egypt to attend a world summit within the seaside metropolis of Sharm el-Sheikh on Monday to finalize an settlement geared toward ending the struggle in Gaza. Greater than 20 world leaders, together with Trump, are anticipated to attend, an Egyptian presidential spokesperson mentioned, based on Reuters.
After a handful of hours in Israel and Egypt, Trump will board Air Pressure One and return to the White Home within the early morning hours on Tuesday with a purpose to honor the late Charlie Kirk with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian award.
TRUMP PLANS WHIRLWIND TRIP TO ISRAEL AND EGYPT BEFORE RUSHING BACK TO WHITE HOUSE FOR CHARLIE KIRK HONOR
Charlie Kirk dropped out of faculty and by 31 constructed a $95 million political empire with a direct line to President Donald Trump. (Trent Nelson/The Salt Lake Tribune/Getty Photographs)
“It is a very fast journey, however I will be making two main stops, after which I will be on the aircraft making an attempt to get again in time for Charlie,” Trump advised reporters on the White Home on Friday. “They’ll have an awesome celebration on the White Home within the East Room,” he added. The award ceremony coincides with what would have been Kirk’s thirty second birthday on Oct. 14.
Kirk, the charismatic founding father of Turning Level USA (TPUSA), gained recognition for his signature political debates on school campuses. He was assassinated on Sept. 10, throughout an out of doors occasion at Utah Valley College. The gathering was the primary cease on TPUSA’s deliberate “American Comeback Tour.”
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President Donald Trump credited Charlie Kirk for serving to him win the 2024 election, saying the TPUSA founder impressed younger voters throughout the nation throughout his memorial service. (Charly Triballeau/AFP/Getty Photographs)
Kirk’s memorial service drew one of many largest public turnouts for a personal citizen, with about 90,000 folks in attendance at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona and close by overflow venues.
Trump beforehand introduced final month that he would award Kirk the award posthumously.
