Trump, Gaza and ceasefire deal
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Many top Democrats kept quiet as President Trump attended the historic “Summit for Peace” in Egypt and Hamas released the last of the 20 living Israeli hostages it held in captivity.
The Trump administration lost a bid to delay evidence sharing in the DOJ’s case against ex-FBI Director James Comey.
The Knesset, the Israeli parliament, greeted Trump with a standing ovation when he spoke there. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sissi gave Trump his country’s highest civilian honor later in the day. “This is the historic dawn of a new Middle East,” Trump said in his remarks.
President Trump declared that the cease-fire in Gaza is the “end of an age of terror and death” and an “historic dawn of a new Middle East” in an impassioned address to Israel’s governing body on Monday.
US stocks surged on Monday, bouncing back from Friday's rout after President Trump played down the escalating US trade standoff with China, saying it "will all be fine!" Stocks are set to recoup some of Friday's hefty losses after Trump dialed back his Friday threat to impose an additional 100% tariff on Chinese goods from Nov.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said Pakistan will nominate President Donald Trump for Nobel Peace Prize, citing his contributions to Middle East and peace.
Stocks ended sharply higher Monday after major indexes tanked to end last week, as President Donald Trump wrote in a Truth Social post that "it will all be fine" with China.