It took 3,000 years': Trump heralds 'golden age of the Middle East' in speeches to Arab leaders, Israel Trump urged all sides to 'put the old feuds and bitter hatreds behind us'

 President Donald Trump predicted peace in the Middle East and thanked leaders from across the region for their help in securing a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas on Monday.

Trump made the comments during a summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, while flanked by the leaders of Qatar, Turkey, Egypt and other regional powers. The president called on the nations to "put the old feuds and bitter hatreds behind us."

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It took us 3,000 years to get to this point," Trump said, saying the Gaza deal was only the first step toward wider peace.

Trump's visit to Egypt came just hours after he received a warm welcome from Israeli lawmakers in the Knesset as the nation celebrated the release of all 20 remaining living hostages from Hamas captivity.

HAMAS ACCEPTS TRUMP PEACE PLAN ENDING 2 YEARS OF WAR IN GAZA, RETURNING HOSTAGES

US President Donald Trump (L) receives a standing ovation before speaking at the Israeli parliament, the Knesset, in Jerusalem on October 13, 2025. (Photo by Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images)

"After two harrowing years in darkness and captivity, 20 courageous hostages are returning to the glorious embrace of their families," Trump said. "Twenty-eight more precious loved ones are coming home at last to rest in this sacred soil for all of time. And after so many years of unceasing war and endless danger, today the skies are calm, the guns are silent, the sirens are still, and the sun rises on a Holy Land that is finally at peace."

The president's comments came as reports emerged that only four of the 28 bodies held in Gaza are expected to be returned on Monday, which could risk the stability of the ceasefire and its ability to progress to the second phase, which would see the disarmament of Hamas and the further withdrawal of Israeli forces. 

"This is not only the end of a war. This is the end of an age of terror and death, the beginning of the age of faith and hope and of God," Trump said. 

TRUMP UNVEILS 20-POINT PLAN TO SECURE PEACE IN GAZA, INCLUDING GRANTING SOME HAMAS MEMBERS 'AMNESTY'