At summit in Egypt, Trump urges all to put old feuds to rest

SHARM AL SHEIKH: President Donald Trump called for a new era of harmony in the Middle East on Monday during a global summit on Gaza's future, trying to advance broader peace in the region. "We have a once-in-a-lifetime chance to put the old feuds and bitter hatreds behind us," Trump said, and he urged leaders "to declare that our future will not be ruled by the fights of generations past.

"The whirlwind trip, which included the summit in Egypt and a speech at the Knesset in Jerusalem earlier in the day, comes at a fragile moment of hope for ending two years of war between Israel and Hamas."Everybody said it's not possible to do. And it's going to happen. And it is happening before your very eyes," Trump said alongside Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi.Nearly three dozen countries, including some from Europe and the Middle East, are represented at the summit. Trump, el-Sissi, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani signed a document that Trump said would lay the groundwork for Gaza's future. However, a copy was not made public.Despite unanswered questions about next steps in the Palestinian enclave, which has been devastated during the conflict, Trump is determined to seize an opportunity to chase an elusive regional harmony.

He expressed a similar sense of finality about the Israel-Hamas war in his speech at the Knesset, which welcomed him as a hero. "You've won," he told Israeli lawmakers. "Now it is time to translate these victories against terrorists on the battlefield into the ultimate prize of peace and prosperity for the entire Middle East." Trump promised to help rebuild Gaza, and he urged Palestinians to "turn forever from the path of terror and violence.

" "After tremendous pain and death and hardship," he said, "now is the time to concentrate on building their people up instead of trying to tear Israel down." Trump arrived in Egypt hours late because speeches at the Knesset continued longer than expected.