Trump's Lightning Visit to Israel Before Going to Egypt

Middle East - The Gaza Summit hosted by US President Trump is about to take place. According to the schedule disclosed by the US side, Trump plans to fly to Israel on the morning of the 13th, deliver a speech at the Israeli Parliament, meet with the families of hostages; on the 14th, he will go to Egypt for a signing ceremony, "declaring the end of the Gaza war," and then attend the "Sharm El-Sheikh Peace Summit." Before his trip, Trump said, I am traveling at a very special moment.

According to the latest news, the mediator countries must sign an assurance document at the Egyptian summit.

On the evening of the 11th, about 500,000 people in Tel Aviv's famous "Hostage Square" held a rally. In addition to holding their breath waiting for the captives in Gaza to be released and return home, they also thanked US President Trump for facilitating the agreement.

The French newspaper "Le Parisien" disclosed on the 12th that before hosting the Egyptian summit, Trump also arranged a tight "whirlwind visit" - he will arrive in Israel at the early hours of the 13th, meet with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, give a speech to the Israeli Parliament, and may also meet with the families of the hostages.

In late May 2017, Trump became the first sitting US president to visit the Western Wall in Jerusalem. Wearing a black small round cap (Jews call it "kippah"), Trump visited this Jewish prayer site alone without the accompaniment of Israeli officials.

Previously, the White House classified this trip as a private visit, in order to avoid criticism, because Trump's visit to the Western Wall located in East Jerusalem might be interpreted as the United States tacitly accepting Israel's sovereignty claims over the area, while the international community, including the United States, does not recognize East Jerusalem as part of Israeli territory.

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu said on the 12th that he hopes, with the return of the hostages to their homes, Israel can achieve "a unity of the heart."

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