Trump’s Gaza breakthrough sparks world reward — and credit score confusion

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President Donald Trump alluded to feeble world leaders current on the world summit held on Monday in Egypt’s Sharm el-Sheikh on the way forward for the war-ravaged Gaza Strip with an oblique rebuke of their counter-productive position to deliver closure to Israel’s conflict in opposition to the Hamas terrorist motion.

When requested about world leaders that he seen as feeble within the assembly location in Egypt, Trump stated "I will not touch upon that. However you understand most likely who they're... There have been a pair within the room."

Whereas Western leaders and the United Nations Secretary-Basic sought to share within the limelight of Trump’s Center East success that introduced an finish to the Hamas-Israel conflict, veteran Mideast observers be aware that Trump primarily expressed gratitude to Turkish chief Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, in addition to to Qatar and Egypt, whereas omitting conventional Western allies.

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President Donald Trump poses with the signed settlement at a world leaders' summit on ending the Gaza conflict, amid a U.S.-brokered prisoner-hostage swap and ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, Oct. 13, 2025. (REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett/Pool)

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On Sunday, U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee issued a stinging rebuke to Britain’s Schooling Secretary, Bridget Phillipson, who declared, "We have performed a key position behind the scenes in shaping this" with respect to Trump’s peace achievement. Huckabee fired again: "I guarantee you she’s delusional. She will be able to thank @realDonaldTrump anytime simply to set the file straight."

France’s President Emmanuel Macron has been criticized by Trump for his initiative to acknowledge a Palestinian state. Trump beforehand said about Macron’s role in recognizing a Palestinian state: "What he says would not matter."

Observers additionally pointed to an awkward 26-second long handshake on the summit between the 2 in Egypt on Tuesday.

Final month, Secretary of State Marco Rubio lambasted Australia, Canada, Britain and France for recognizing a Palestinian state as a result of it makes it "more durable" to finish the conflict. Rubio added the acceptance of a Palestinian state "emboldens" Hamas. Rubio stated he conveyed the U.S. place to its Western allies.

Ret. British Col. Richard Kemp, who frolicked in Gaza in the course of the over-two-year conflict, wrote on X:"Tonight Trump name-checked nations that performed a big position in peace settlement. UK not included. Nor was France, Canada or Australia, the ‘recognisers."

Richard Goldberg, a senior advisor on the Basis for Protection of Democracies and former Nationwide Safety Council official, instructed Fox Information Digital that, "We all know for a proven fact that Hamas would pull again time and again every time there was a prospect of a U.N. Safety Council motion to strain Israel, when Britain or Canada would announce an arms embargo on Israel, when French President Emmanuel Macron would manage a push for Palestinian state recognition.

That is taking place proper now despite all them due to one man who stated to their faces in entrance of the world, I don’t give a rattling what you say or do, I'll assist Israel open the gates of hell except the hostages come residence now."

U.S. President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron shake palms as they pose for a photograph, at a world leaders' summit on ending the Gaza conflict, amid a U.S.-brokered prisoner-hostage swap and ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, Oct. 13, 2025. (REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett/Pool)

He added, "It’s additionally a lesson for what comes subsequent: Trump holds the playing cards for fulfillment or failure in demilitarizing Gaza and deradicalizing the Palestinians. If Trump lets the Europeans or the U.N. run the present, his plan is doomed; if he retains his sword of Damocles hanging over the method, he might but succeed."

Particular envoy, Steve Witkoff, later thanked the U.Ok.'s nationwide safety advisor in a press release on X: "I wish to acknowledge the important position of the UK in aiding and coordinating efforts which have led us to this historic day in Israel. Particularly, I need to acknowledge the unimaginable enter and tireless efforts of Nationwide Safety Advisor Jonathan Powell."

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SHARM EL SHEIKH, EGYPT - OCTOBER 13: U.S. President Donald Trump (R) greets UN Secretary-Basic António Guterres throughout a summit of European and Center Jap leaders on October 13, 2025 in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. President Trump is in Egypt to satisfy with European and Center Jap leaders in what’s being billed as a world peace summit, following the beginning of a US-brokered ceasefire deal to finish the conflict within the Gaza Strip. (Picture by Evan Vucci - Pool/Getty Pictures) (Getty)

In a press release to Fox Information Digital, Hillel Neuer, Government Director of UN Watch warned, "Israel is lastly seeing the hostages come residence, and maybe the weapons fall silent. However let the world keep in mind: this might have ended way back if many all over the world — from U.N. officers to so-called human rights teams like Amnesty Worldwide — had not spent two years justifying Hamas as an alternative of confronting it."

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz who additionally flew to Egypt for the signing, has confronted intense criticism within the German media for allegedly looking for to bask within the victory of Trump’s triumph after he imposed a weapons embargo on Israel’s military. Israeli tanks are depending on German technological elements and Merz prohibited deliveries.

Writing on the web site of the conservative information outlet NIUS, its editor-in-chief, Julian Reichelt, stated Merz "equipped Hamas with air assist whereas concurrently denying Israel the weapons it wanted to struggle Hamas. He withdrew assist to the Jews however elevated monetary assist for the confirmed Hamas front organization UNRWA , which was straight concerned within the Oct. 7 assault." The airpower reference was Merz’s choice to ship humanitarian support to Gaza through airlift deliveries. Hamas has repeatedly stole support that was meant for the Palestinian inhabitants.

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