President receives praise from Israel and Arab leaders as well as from both sides of political aisle at home.

In a historic breakthrough, President Donald Trump has accomplished what many thought impossible just a month ago: striking a peace deal between Israel and the Hamas terrorist group to bring an end to the fighting in the Gaza Strip.

During his whirlwind visit to Israel and Egypt on Oct. 13, Trump hailed the “dawn of a new Middle East” as millions of people around the world watched on screens the tearful reunions of families in Israel and the Gaza Strip.

“It was an experience like no other!” Trump wrote on Truth Social on the way back to Washington.

In the first phase of Trump’s 20-point peace plan, all living Israeli hostages and almost 2,000 Palestinian prisoners were freed, marking the end of two years of bloodshed and opening a new chapter of hope for the region.

By returning the hostages, Hamas surrendered the key leverage it had held for two years. This has been praised as an extraordinary accomplishment for Trump and his negotiating team, which included special envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner.

More than 20 world leaders joined Trump in the Egyptian resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh to celebrate.

The summit’s host, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, said he had always believed that Trump was “the only one” who could end the war in the Gaza Strip. Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif echoed that sentiment, calling Trump “a man of peace” and saying, “You are the man this world needed the most at this point in time.”

Many observers praised Trump for achieving what other leaders had long sought but never accomplished. Some pointed to his deal-making style, centered on fostering trust and personal connections.

According to U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Trump’s strategy of building friendship in the Middle East was key to making the peace deal possible.

“Remember a month ago, I never thought this was possible,” Rubio said during a Cabinet meeting on Oct. 9.

He said things “took a turn” at the United Nations a few weeks ago when Trump convened a meeting with the leaders of Arab, Muslim-majority nations to create a coalition behind his peace plan for the Gaza Strip.

After getting their approval, Trump and his team turned to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and pressured him to agree to the framework, despite his initial reservations. During Netanyahu’s visit to the White House on Sept. 29, Trump also pressed the Israeli prime minister to call Qatar and apologize for his country’s Sept. 9 military strike targeting Hamas leaders in Doha, Qatar.

“I’ve seen a lot of American presidents,” Netanyahu said on Oct. 13 as he welcomed the U.S. president to the Israeli Parliament, the Knesset. “I’ve never seen anyone move the world so quickly, so decisively, so resolutely as our friend, President Donald J. Trump.”

In Egypt, Trump personally thanked each of the leaders, commending their support for the peace deal. Most leaders had traveled to the summit on short notice to be part of the celebration.

During his address to the gathering, Trump spoke largely off the cuff, mixing humor and praise for the gathered world leaders while occasionally delivering lighthearted jabs.

“You’re friends of mine, you’re great people,“ he said. ”I have a couple I don’t like in particular, but I won’t tell you.”

“We listened and we exchanged ideas, and we kept pushing forward until the job was done,” Trump said, referring to the intense behind-the-scenes negotiations that led to the peace plan.

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