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This past Monday, Donald Trump committed to leverage the authority of his administration to ensure that the Israeli government acknowledges it has accomplished “everything possible through military means”, and begin an era of cooperation in the area that may ultimately extend as far as diplomatic relations with Iran.

An Historic Beginning for the Middle East

In a speech to the national legislature of Israel, given following the remaining Israeli hostages were freed from Gaza, Trump proclaimed the “historic dawn of a new Middle East” and an end to the “prolonged and agonizing experience” of the conflict in Gaza.

“This goes beyond the conclusion of conflict – this is the finish of an time of violence and mortality,” the American leader declared. “Israel, with our help, has won everything possible by armed conflict. The time has come to translate those triumphs against terrorists on the field of combat into the final goal of peace and prosperity for the area at large.”

Promise to Middle Eastern Countries

Consistently affirming that Israel’s military victory was total, the President's comments were intended as a guarantee to Arab states that he will neither allow Israel to restart the hostilities with Hamas nor allow the organization to re-establish itself inside the Gaza Strip.

The President then journeyed to Egypt to deliver the message of optimism to a summit of over twenty global heads of state focused on endorsing his proposal for peace, the reconstruction of Gaza and a limited form of self-governance for Palestine.

Global Backing

The backers of the accord – the United States, the Turkish government, Qatar, and the Egyptian administration – also signed a detailed agreement detailing their duties in ensuring peace, and an future route to self-governance for Palestinians.

The summit was co-organized by Trump and the Egyptian president, Abdel Fatah al-Sisi, in the coastal city of the Egyptian resort.

Reconstruction Efforts

During the start of the conference, President Trump stated to the press that phase two of his initiative for the region, concerning the rebuilding of the strip, was now ongoing. He informed the media: “The second phase has begun. The steps are partially blended in with each other. The cleanup can begin. You look at Gaza, it’s a major restoration task.”

The US is already asking prosperous regional countries to pledge significant funds to the Gaza Strip, a area he described as “debris times 10”. Estimates for the reconstruction costs have climbed to over thirty billion dollars.

Optimistic Forecasts

A confident Trump projected “The region will be stabilized, the militant group will be stripped of weapons, and the defense of the nation will not be endangered anymore”.

Regional Dynamics

The US president also sent out a thinly coded message that Israel had been losing public support due to its use of armed conflict. He stated: “There had been a span over the recent months when the global audience sought harmony and Israel sought resolution. If you had gone on for another three or four more years, continuing hostilities, engaging in combat, it was deteriorating, it was getting heated. Hence the occasion of the present situation is brilliant. I told Benjamin Netanyahu: ‘you will be remembered for this decision far more than if you kept the thing going – violence, violence, violence’.”

Abraham Accords

The President also indicated he was going to put pressure on Middle Eastern nations to sign the Abraham Accords “promptly and without delay”. These agreements mandate regional nations to acknowledge the state of Israel. The Iranian government, he asserted, was willing to engage in talks.

Global Apprehensions

International representatives are discreetly advising that the pace of the ceasefire means arrangements for an global peacekeeping unit and a Palestinian civil police force need to be accelerated if proposals for Hamas to be stripped of weapons are to bear fruit.

The organization, which has governed Gaza alone since 2007, has stated it is willing to exclude itself of the upcoming administrative body of Gaza, but has asserted it will only disarm on certain conditions to a local Palestinian authority.

Security Measures

Israel has announced it will decline to remove the Israeli military away from its existing posts inside the Gaza Strip as long as Gaza’s network of military infrastructure stay under the authority of the militant group.

The French government, the US, and the United Kingdom have stated they are prepared to act as backstops to the global team, but it is recognised that the unit's legitimacy comes from personnel coming from Islamic nations such as the Indonesian government and the Turkish state, both nations that participated in the meeting.

Prospective Leadership

France is also pressing for the unit to be awarded a UN mandate, akin to that of the international unit in Lebanon.

An additional local administration law enforcement unit has furthermore received instruction, primarily in the country of Egypt and the nation of Jordan, to enter Gaza, but French diplomatic sources said that, unless it is sent in quickly, it faces the danger finding itself in conflict with a revitalized militant group.

Non-Attendees

No representative from Hamas or the Israeli Prime Minister participated in the conference.

Governance Responsibilities

Trump insisted he would play his part in the future of the Palestinian territories by chairing the peace committee that will oversee the extensive rebuilding effort and monitor a mostly professional governance body.

He added that he wanted Sisi to be part of the board, but said he was testing opinion in the area to see if there was backing for the ex-British Prime Minister to be a member as well