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On Monday, President Trump vowed to employ the influence of his office to make certain that Israel recognises it has accomplished “all that it can by force of arms”, and begin an era of partnership in the Middle East that could eventually lead as far as peace with the Iranian state.

A New Dawn for the Middle East

During an address to the Israeli parliament, made hours after the remaining Israeli hostages were released from the Gaza Strip, Trump proclaimed the “unprecedented start of a new Middle East” and an termination to the “long and painful nightmare” of the conflict in Gaza.

“This is not only the end of war – this is the end of an era of terror and death,” the US president said. “Israel, with our assistance, has secured its maximum by armed conflict. It is now necessary to convert those victories against extremists on the war zone into the supreme objective of harmony and economic growth for the area at large.”

Guarantee to Middle Eastern Countries

Consistently affirming that the success of the Israeli defense was absolute, the President's comments were meant as a reassurance to regional nations that he will neither allow Israel to resume the hostilities with the militant group nor allow the organization to return to power inside the Gaza Strip.

Trump then flew to the nation of Egypt to bring the message of optimism to a meeting of more than 20 world leaders focused on backing his proposal for peace, the restoration of Gaza and a limited form of autonomy for Palestinians.

International Support

The guarantors of the accord – the United States, the Turkish government, the Qatari state, and the Egyptian administration – also signed a comprehensive document outlining their responsibilities in securing harmony, and an prospective course to autonomy for Palestine.

The conference was jointly hosted by the US President and the leader of Egypt, President Sisi, in the tourist destination of the Egyptian resort.

Restoration Initiatives

During the start of the summit, Trump told reporters that the second stage of his initiative for the region, regarding the reconstruction of the territory, was already under way. He stated to journalists: “The second phase has begun. The stages are all a little bit mixed in with each other. It's time to begin the cleanup. Observing Gaza, it’s a major restoration task.”

The United States is already asking affluent Middle Eastern nations to pledge substantial amounts to Gaza, a place he referred to as “an extreme level of rubble”. Projections for the restoration budget have reached more than $30bn.

Optimistic Forecasts

An optimistic leader projected “Gaza will be demobilized, Hamas will be disarmed, and Israel’s security will no longer be threatened”.

Regional Dynamics

The American leader additionally conveyed a subtle signal that the Israeli government had been losing public support due to its use of armed conflict. He said: “There was getting to be a period of time over the recent months when the world desired stability and the Israeli people wanted peace. If you had gone on for an extended period, continuing hostilities, engaging in combat, it was worsening, it was getting heated. Therefore the moment of this is ideal. I said the Israeli Prime Minister: ‘you will be remembered for this decision much more than if you kept the thing going – kill, kill, kill’.”

Abraham Accords

Trump furthermore suggested he was planning to exert influence on Arab states to endorse the diplomatic agreements “promptly and without delay”. The treaties mandate Arab states to recognise Israel. The Iranian government, he insisted, was willing to engage in talks.

International Concerns

Officials from Europe are discreetly advising that the speed of the truce means arrangements for an international stabilisation force and a civilian police for Palestinians need to be accelerated if initiatives for the militant group to be demilitarized are to bear fruit.

Hamas, which has controlled the Gaza Strip since 2007, has declared it is prepared to exclude itself of the upcoming administrative body of the Gaza Strip, but has asserted it will surrender weapons solely on certain conditions to a Palestinian-led force.

Security Measures

The Israeli government has stated it will refuse to pull back the Israel Defense Forces back from its existing posts inside Gaza as long as the array of tunnels and guns stay under the control of the militant group.

The French government, the US, and the United Kingdom have stated they are ready to provide reinforcement to the international force, but it is understood that the force’s credibility originates from personnel hailing from Islamic nations such as the Indonesian government and Turkey, two countries that participated in the conference.

Future Governance

The French administration is furthermore urging the team to be given a United Nations authorization, akin to that of the UN force in Lebanon.

An additional Palestinian governing body law enforcement unit has also been trained, mainly in the country of Egypt and Jordan, to deploy into the Gaza Strip, but representatives stated that, if not it is deployed rapidly, it risks being in opposition with a revitalized militant group.

Missing Participants

No representative from Hamas nor Netanyahu were present at the conference.

Leadership Roles

The US President maintained he would contribute in the future of Palestine by heading the board of peace that will oversee the extensive rebuilding effort and monitor a largely expert-led administration for Palestine.

He added that he hoped Sisi to sit on the committee, but stated he was gauging sentiment in the area to see if there was backing for Sir Tony Blair to be on it as well