Israeli President Yicchak Herzog highlighted the role of US President Donald Trump on Thursday to reach an agreement between Israel and the Palestinian militant Hamas movement. According to Herzog, the White House chief deserves the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts. TASR reports this, according to the reports of the DPA and The Times of Israel (Toi).
- The Israeli president praised Donald Trump’s efforts for peace.
- Trump’s activities have created new hopes for the Middle East.
- Hamas agreed to the first phase of the peace plan.
- At this stage, the hostages will be released and the forces are withdrawn.
- The Nobel Peace Prize Laureate will be announced on Friday.
“There is no doubt that he deserves the Nobel Peace Prize for this,” He wrote the Israeli president on social network X. Trump thanks for his “incredible leadership” in ensuring the release of hostages, ending the war and creating hope for a new reality in the Middle East.
Herzog thus responded to the agreement on the first phase of Trump’s peace plan, with which Israel and Hamas agreed on Wednesday. This agreement has yet to be approved by the Israeli government, it should be discussed on Thursday.
Herzog described this agreement as “the opportunity to remedy, heal and open a new horizon of hope for our region”. He also expressed his gratitude to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanjahau, negotiator and intermediary.
Consent with the first phase of the peace plan was announced by Trump on Wednesday and Subsequently, it was confirmed by both parties of the conflict that indirectly negotiated from Monday in Egypt. In the first phase, Hamas will release all hostages detained in the Palestinian enclave and the Israeli forces will withdraw to the agreed line, explains DPA.
The US President claims that he deserves the Nobel Prize, because he has resolved six or seven conflicts since his return to the White House in January 2025. This year’s Nobel Peace Prize laureate will be announced by the Nobel Committee on Friday.