Donald Trump is famous for his hubristic overstatements, but his characterization of Thursday’s events as a “momentous breakthrough” in the Middle East is supported by the facts. Even if his characterization of the future there as being one of “lasting peace, hopefully an everlasting peace” still remains to be seen, given that history teaches us that “lasting” is a relative term in this region and “everlasting” too often a mirage.

But such a moment deserves recognition. Frankly, we’re disinterested in Trumpian verbiage but nonetheless profoundly glad that two years of fighting and killing in Gaza appears set to cease and the 48 Israeli hostages are likely coming home to their families, even the 28 whom the Israelis believe are no longer alive. Trump said this could happen as soon as Monda

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