President Donald Trump is in the region Monday to cement his plan for peace in Gaza.
US President Donald Trump has made a last-minute trip to the Middle East in the wake of the Gaza ceasefire deal.
He landed in the Egyptian resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh late on Monday after flying in from Israel, where he addressed the Israeli Knesset.
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The first phase of Trump’s 20-point ceasefire plan has now been completed, with Hamas releasing all 20 living Israeli captives in Gaza and Israel freeing Palestinian prisoners in the occupied West Bank.
So will this deal finally bring peace to the region?
And what does Trump’s plan mean for the broader Middle East?
Presenter: Neave Barker
Guests:
Sarah Eltantawi – Professor at Fordham University in New York City; political analyst and writer
Yezid Sayigh – Senior fellow at the Malcolm H Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center in Beirut
Kenneth Katzman – Senior fellow at The Soufan Center and former senior analyst with the US Congressional Research Service
Published On 13 Oct 2025
