Trump Arrives in Israel Ahead of Egypt Summit on Gaza Peace Efforts
U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in Israel on Monday for high-level engagements aimed at consolidating the recently brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hamas and advancing long-term peace in the Middle East.
President Trump was received at Ben Gurion International Airport by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shortly after seven hostages released by Hamas militants were handed over to Israeli authorities through the Red Cross.
During his visit, Trump is expected to meet with families of hostages and address lawmakers at the Knesset before departing for Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, where he and Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sissi will co-chair a regional peace summit later in the day.
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The summit, organized by the Egyptian presidency, seeks to strengthen the fragile truce in Gaza and build a framework for lasting stability in the region.
Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One en route to Israel, Trump declared that the “war between Israel and Hamas is over,” noting that the ceasefire agreement includes the release of all 20 living hostages still held in Gaza in exchange for over 1,900 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli custody.
French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, and United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres have confirmed their attendance at the Sharm el-Sheikh summit.
Trump’s Middle East visit follows weeks of intensive diplomacy that helped secure the ceasefire and set the stage for renewed dialogue among key international stakeholders committed to peace in the region.
