President Donald Trump speaks upon departing a news conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in foreground, in the State Dining Room of the White House, in Washington. (AP Photo)

US President Donald Trump set off for Israel and Egypt on Sunday to mark the US-brokered ceasefire and hostage deal in Gaza between Israel and Hamas as he said the “war is over” in Gaza. Trump would also urge the Middle East allies to seize the opportunity and build a durable peace in the region marred with volatility, AP reported.

Ahead of his departure, Trump, aboard the Air Force One said the ceasefire would hold and a “Board of Peace” would be set-up quickly for Gaza and added that the territory looked like a “demolition site”. Trump praised the role played by Israeli Prime Minister Benj

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