The president, after undergoing a medical checkup, will depart for the Middle East this Friday
The plan provides for the release of all Israeli hostages who still remain in the enclave, 20 of whom are believed to be alive and will return to their homeland between Sunday and Monday. Trump's visit would coincide with that long-awaited moment for the citizens of the Jewish state and its government.
In exchange for this handover, Israeli troops in Gaza must carry out a partial withdrawal from the Strip and release hundreds of Palestinians who are being held in their prisons.
Nevertheless, the parties—with the help of mediation from countries such as Qatar and Türkiye—must finalize thorny issues such as the disarmament process of Hamas and the future structure of Gaza's government, a matter in which Trump has already made it clear that the terrorist group will not, under any circumstances, be part of.
The president of the United States, Donald Trump, confirmed to Axios on Wednesday that he will likely make a trip to Israel to deliver a speech before that country's parliament, the Knesset, after securing a peace agreement that halts the war in the Gaza Strip and ensures the return of Israeli hostages.
After the delegates from the various countries participating in the peace negotiations announced the agreement, Trump had a call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. "He is very happy. He should be. It is a great achievement. The entire world has come together to reach this agreement, including countries that were enemies," the Republican leader said.
Ending the war in Gaza was one of Trump's campaign promises, and the agreement announced on Wednesday is the greatest diplomatic achievement of his second term. If everything proceeds as agreed by the parties, this would be the eighth armed conflict that the Republican government has managed to stop.
In the same call, Netanyahu invited Trump to address the Israeli Parliament. "I will definitely do it if they want me to," the magnate told the aforementioned outlet. The White House confirmed that Trump could depart for the Middle East at some point after undergoing a physical exam on Friday.
