Fact-checking President Donald Trump’s claims about peace, war and Iran
President Donald Trump, speaking in Israel, framed the agreement he helped broker as a “historic dawn of a new Middle East.”
This is not only the end of a war, this is the end of an age of terror and death and the beginning of the age of faith and hope and of God.
Trump’s address focused on his administration’s efforts to produce an agreement between Israel and Hamas, including a Gaza ceasefire and the release of hostages, prisoners, and detainees.
- 20 Israeli hostages released
- 250 Palestinian prisoners released
- About 1,700 Palestinian detainees held without charges released
The future phases of the 20-point plan are complicated and uncertain.
Author's summary: Trump's Israel address sparks hope for a new Middle East era.