{"id":2498157,"date":"2025-10-12T18:12:01","date_gmt":"2025-10-12T22:12:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/war-in-gaza-is-over-trump-says-as-he-departs-for-israel-before-hostage-release\/"},"modified":"2025-10-12T18:13:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-12T22:13:09","slug":"war-in-gaza-is-over-trump-says-as-he-departs-for-israel-before-hostage-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/war-in-gaza-is-over-trump-says-as-he-departs-for-israel-before-hostage-release\/","title":{"rendered":"War in Gaza is &#8216;over,&#8217; Trump says as he departs for Israel before hostage release"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwar-in-gaza-is-over-trump-says-as-he-departs-for-israel-before-hostage-release%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2498157&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former President Donald Trump declared that the war in Gaza is &#8220;over&#8221; following a peace agreement he brokered between Hamas and Israel. Making the statement aboard Air Force One, Trump and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-trump-interview-a-big-steel-deal-for-pennsylvania\/\" title=\"Exclusive ... interview: A big steel deal for Pennsylvania\">key management members<\/a> were en route to Israel, where he planned to greet recently freed Israeli hostages. Trump expressed optimism that the ceasefire would hold, noting the unusual unity and celebratory atmosphere surrounding the visit. Despite this progress, approximately 20 hostages remain in captivity. The release of hostages and Israel&#8217;s withdrawal from Gaza represent the initial steps in Trump&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >comprehensive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/world-awaits-hamas-response-as-isolated-terrorists-run-out-of-options\/\" title=\"World awaits Hamas response as isolated terrorists run out of options\">20-point peace plan<\/a><\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">War in Gaza is &lsquo;over,&rsquo; Trump says as he departs for Israel before <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/obama-official-doubles-down-on-bidens-6-billion-deal-blows-off-concerns-iran-could-take-more-hostages\/\" title=\"Obama official reaffirms support for Biden...s B deal, dismisses concerns of Iran taking additional ....\">hostage release<\/a><\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2369468\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a> was adamant that the war in Gaza is &ldquo;over&rdquo; after he brokered a peace deal between Hamas and <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Israel<\/a> last week.<\/p>\n<p>Trump made the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RapidResponse47\/status\/1977487490673205427\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">remark<\/a> aboard Air Force One, as the president and key members of his administration are on their way to Israel.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3847528\/trump-brushes-off-trade-tensions-with-china\/\">Trump brushes off trade tensions with China: &#8216;It will all be fine!&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3847381\/pritzker-trump-insurrection-act-rebellion\/\">Pritzker says Trump can&#8217;t invoke Insurrection Act unless there is &#8216;rebellion&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3847248\/trump-dan-scavino-white-house-personnel-office\/\">Trump appoints Dan Scavino to lead White House personnel office<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;The war is over. The war is over, OK? You understand that?&rdquo; Trump told one reporter. &ldquo;I think [the ceasefire] is going to hold. &hellip; I think people are tired.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump is scheduled to land in Tel Aviv at 2:20 a.m. Eastern time, after departing from Washington, D.C., just after 4 p.m. Traveling with the president are Secretary of State <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/marco-rubio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Marco Rubio<\/a>, War Secretary Pete Hegseth, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, Joint Chiefs Chairman Dan Caine, among others.<\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RapidResponse47\/status\/1977474174135509344\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">brief comments<\/a> to the press just before the flight, Trump pointed to the celebratory tone ahead of the visit.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is going to be a very special time. &hellip; Everybody&rsquo;s cheering at one time. That&rsquo;s never happened before. &hellip; It&rsquo;s an honor to be involved &mdash; and we&rsquo;re going to have an amazing time.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Despite the optimism, Hamas still needs to release the remaining hostages, about 20 of whom are believed to be alive.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3847287\/trump-israel-hostages-middle-east-visit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TRUMP TO GREET FREED ISRAELI HOSTAGES IN MIDDLE EAST VISIT, VANCE SAYS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Vice President JD Vance <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3847287\/trump-israel-hostages-middle-east-visit\/\">revealed<\/a> earlier on Sunday that Trump will greet them personally, most likely on Monday morning.<\/p>\n<p>The hostage release, as well as Israel&rsquo;s withdrawal from Gaza, are the first phase of Trump&rsquo;s 20-point peace plan.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump declares Gaza war &#8216;over&#8217; en route to Israel visit<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3359,"featured_media":2498158,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/trump-war-in-gaza-over.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[40705,4671,32219,3634,65097],"class_list":["post-2498157","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-hostage-release","tag-israel","tag-middle-east-conflict","tag-trump","tag-war-in-gaza"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/trump-war-in-gaza-over.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2498157","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3359"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2498157"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2498157\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2498161,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2498157\/revisions\/2498161"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2498158"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2498157"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2498157"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2498157"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}