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At the start of the week, the US President committed to employ the authority of his presidency to make certain that Israel accepts it has secured “all that it can by force of arms”, and usher in an age of cooperation in the region that could eventually lead as far as a peace agreement with the Iranian state.

An Historic Beginning for the Middle East

In a speech to the national legislature of Israel, delivered shortly after the last remaining captives were let go from the Gaza Strip, the President hailed the “new beginning of a new Middle East” and an conclusion to the “extended and distressing ordeal” of the Gaza war.

“This goes beyond the end of war – this is the end of an age of violence and mortality,” the US president stated. “Israel, with our support, has achieved all that it can by force of arms. The time has come to translate those successes against militants on the battlefield into the final goal of stability and wealth for the area at large.”

Guarantee to Middle Eastern Countries

Frequently stating that the triumph of Israeli forces was absolute, Trump’s remarks were meant as a promise to Arab states that he will neither allow the Israeli government to restart the conflict with Hamas nor allow Hamas to regain a foothold inside Gaza.

The President then journeyed to the nation of Egypt to take the theme of optimism to a meeting of in excess of 20 world leaders committed to supporting his proposal for peace, the restoration of the Gaza Strip and a partial model of self-governance for Palestine.

International Support

The backers of the peace agreement – the US, the Turkish government, the Qatari state, and Egypt – furthermore endorsed a extensive paper detailing their obligations in ensuring peace, and an future route to autonomy for Palestine.

The meeting was jointly hosted by the US President and the leader of Egypt, Abdel Fatah al-Sisi, in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh.

Rebuilding Plans

At the opening of the conference, Trump stated to the press that the next step of his strategy for Gaza, concerning the rebuilding of the area, was currently in progress. He informed the media: “Phase two has commenced. The phases are all a little bit mixed in with each other. It's time to begin the cleanup. Viewing the area, it’s a significant cleanup effort.”

The United States is already asking prosperous regional countries to pledge significant funds to the Gaza Strip, a location he referred to as “an extreme level of rubble”. Projections for the reconstruction costs have climbed to over thirty billion dollars.

Confident Predictions

An assured President predicted “The region will be stabilized, the militant group will be stripped of weapons, and the defense of the nation will not be endangered anymore”.

Geopolitical Factors

The US president furthermore expressed a subtle signal that the Israeli government had been facing declining approval due to its use of armed conflict. He stated: “There had been a duration over the last few months when the world sought harmony and the Israeli people sought resolution. Had it continued for an extended period, maintaining the conflict, engaging in combat, it was getting bad, it was becoming intense. Therefore the moment of the present situation is ideal. I told Bibi: ‘history will recall you for this far more than if you kept the thing going – conflict, conflict, conflict’.”

Diplomatic Agreements

The President also indicated he was going to put pressure on Middle Eastern nations to sign the Abraham Accords “promptly and without delay”. The accords necessitate regional nations to recognise Israel. Iran, he maintained, was also ready for peace.

International Concerns

European diplomats are privately warning that the pace of the ceasefire means arrangements for an multinational security team and a Palestinian civil police force require hastening if initiatives for Hamas to be disarmed are to be effective.

The organization, which has governed Gaza alone since the year 2007, has stated it is ready not to be part of the upcoming administrative body of Gaza, but has maintained it will only disarm on certain conditions to a force under Palestinian control.

Defense Protocols

The Israeli government has announced it will refuse to pull back the Israel Defense Forces further from its existing posts inside the Gaza Strip as long as Gaza’s network of military infrastructure continue under the authority of the militant group.

The French government, the US, and the United Kingdom have said they are willing to provide reinforcement to the international force, but it is acknowledged that the team's authority stems from personnel coming from Islamic nations such as Indonesia and Turkey, two countries that attended the summit.

Upcoming Administration

France is also pressing for the unit to be given a international legitimacy, similar to that of the UN force in Lebanon.

Another local administration law enforcement unit has also been trained, mostly in Egypt and Jordan, to deploy into the Gaza Strip, but officials from France indicated that, if not it is deployed rapidly, it could end up ending up in conflict with a revitalized militant group.

Missing Participants

Neither Hamas or the Israeli Prime Minister participated in the gathering.

Governance Responsibilities

The US President maintained he would play his part in the upcoming of Palestine by leading the diplomatic council that will manage the large-scale restoration project and oversee a primarily expert-led administration for Palestine.

He further stated that he wanted Sisi to join the council, but noted he was gauging sentiment in the Middle East to check if there was backing for Sir Tony Blair to be a member as well