{"id":16217,"date":"2025-01-21T11:38:42","date_gmt":"2025-01-21T05:53:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nepalsamaj.com\/en\/?p=16217"},"modified":"2025-01-21T11:38:42","modified_gmt":"2025-01-21T05:53:42","slug":"trump-not-confident-gaza-deal-will-hold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nepalsamaj.com\/en\/trump-not-confident-gaza-deal-will-hold\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump ‘not confident’ Gaza deal will hold"},"content":{"rendered":"
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US President Donald Trump said Monday he was not confident a ceasefire deal in Gaza would hold, despite trumpeting his diplomacy to secure it ahead of his inauguration.<\/p>\n

Asked by a reporter as he returned to the White House whether the two sides would maintain the truce and move on in the agreement, Trump said, “I’m not confident.”<\/p>\n

“That’s not our war; it’s their war. But I’m not confident,” Trump said.<\/p>\n

Trump, however, said that he believed Hamas had been “weakened” in the war that began with its unprecedented October 7, 2023 attack on Israel.<\/p>\n

“I looked at a picture of Gaza. Gaza is like a massive demolition site,” Trump said.<\/p>\n

The property tycoon turned populist politician said that Gaza could see a “fantastic” reconstruction if the plan moves ahead.<\/p>\n

“It’s a phenomenal location on the sea — best weather. You know, everything’s good. It’s like, some beautiful things could be done with it,” he said.<\/p>\n

Israel and Hamas on Sunday began implementing a ceasefire deal that included the exchange of hostages and prisoners.<\/p>\n

The plan was originally outlined by then president Joe Biden in May and was pushed through after unusual joint diplomacy by Biden and Trump envoys.<\/p>\n

Trump, while pushing for the deal, has also made clear he will steadfastly support Israel.<\/p>\n

In one of his first acts, he revoked sanctions on extremist Israeli settlers in the West Bank imposed by the Biden administration over attacks against Palestinians.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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