Fox News' Trey Yingst reports the latest on Trump's remarks from Tel Aviv as his foreign policy begins to take shape in his second term.
“It’s not our war. It is their war. I am not confident. But I think they’re very weakened on the other side,” he said in response to a question in the Oval Office while signing orders in the first hours of his presidency.
Trump hailed the deal on Sunday as a “first step toward lasting peace in the Middle East,” crediting his incoming Mideast envoy, Steve Witkoff, with pushing the deal through.Hamas members gathered near the site of the handover of Israeli hostages in Gaza City before the swap on Jan. 19, 2025.“Our incoming administration has achieved all of this in the Middle East in less than three months without being president.
Talks on the second phase will begin 16 days after the implementation. The first stage spans 42 days. The Gaza deal is expected to conclude with the release of all remaining hostages, a permanent truce and the full withdrawal of Israeli troops. The Middle East envoy confirmed that the deal pushed by the incoming administration was similar to the one proposed by former President Joe Biden in May 2024. “It follows it almost exactly,” he told Channel 12 News. “When we came into the negotiation, we were operating under that agreement.”Trump shaking the hands of family members of Israeli hostages during the inaugural parade inside Capital One Arena on Jan. 20, 2025.
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