US President Donald Trump looks on as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers remarks during a joint news conference in the State Dining Room at the White House on September 29, 2025. Win McNamee/Getty Images

The hype was classic Trump.

“We have a real chance for GREATNESS IN THE MIDDLE EAST,” the US president posted in all caps on his Truth Social account Sunday. “ALL ARE ON BOARD FOR SOMETHING SPECIAL, FIRST TIME EVER. WE WILL GET IT DONE!!!”

The next day, he announced that Israel had agreed to a 20-point American proposal to end the war in Gaza , arrange an exchange of Israeli hostages (living and dead) for Palestinian prisoners (living and dead), establish an internationally supervised administration for the battered enclave, and bring about a partial withdrawal of

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