US President Donald Trump announced that the ‘war in Gaza is over’ before departing for Israel on Sunday aboard Air Force One. On being asked whether he is confident that the peace deal between Israel and Hamas is set to endure, Trump told reporters, “I think it is going to hold. There are a lot of reasons why it’s going to hold. But I think people are tired of it. It’s been centuries… I think people are tired of it.”

This marks his first high-stakes visit to the Middle East since brokering a peace, where he will likely address the country’s parliament. The Republican President will first land in Israel and then depart for Sharm El-Sheikh to co-chair the international peace summit, along with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. The meeting will see the participation of leaders from o

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