US President Trump ‘not confident’ Gaza ceasefire will last
The United States’ newly-elected President, Donald Trump, expressed doubts over the chances that the ceasefire in Gaza will last, just one-day after it came into effect. He further said ‘Gaza is a massive demolishing… pic.twitter.com/HS3I4Ksehq
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The United States’ newly-elected President, Donald Trump, has expressed doubts over chances that the ceasefire in Gaza will last, only days after it came into effect.
Tuesday this week saw the third day of the fragile ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian Resistance group, Hamas, a deal which has so far enabled the exchange of three Israeli hostages for 90 Palestinian prisoners.
Under the terms of the ceasefire, the initial stage of which lasts for 42 days or six weeks, a total of 33 Israeli hostages are set to be returned from Gaza in exchange for approximately 1,900 Palestinians prisoners held by Israel’s Occupation. During that phase, negotiations for a permanent ceasefire are meant to take place.
US President Trump, however, apparently holds doubts that it will not last to the end. While signing hundreds of executive orders following his inauguration on Monday, he was asked whether he believed the deal would hold, to which he replied “that’s not our war; it’s their war. But I’m not confident”.
Stating that “Gaza is like a massive demolition site”, the President reiterated his view that the Strip has potential for a coastline development destination. “Gaza’s interesting. It’s a phenomenal location. On the sea, the best weather … Some fantastic things could be done with Gaza.”