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WATCH: Timelapse video shows dozens of world leaders in Egypt taking turns to meet President Trump on stage.

Government Accountability Institute president Peter Schweizer warns of the family connections of New York City Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani on ‘Life, Liberty & Levin.’

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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met President Donald Trump at the Gaza summit in Egypt on Monday, with the pair meeting for the first time in eight years, AFP reported.

Trump and Abbas spoke for several seconds before the US leader held his hand and then gave a thumbs-up to the cameras at the summit.

French President Emmanuel Macron escorted Abbas to the podium to meet Trump.

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Egypt, Qatar, and Turkey officially signed a ceasefire document with U.S. President Donald Trump this evening, solidifying the framework for peace and reconstruction in the Gaza Strip.

Before the signing ceremony, Trump described the agreement as “very comprehensive,” explaining that it “would outline the rules and regulations for the future of the Gaza Strip.”

Earlier in the day, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi convened a high-level meeting with the presidents of France and Turkey, along with Qatar’s emir and other international figures, to coordinate efforts for enforcing the ceasefire and rebuilding Gaza, according to a statement released by Egypt’s presidential office.

The discussions took place on the sidelines of an international summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, which served as the final stage in securing the long-sought accord to bring an end to the fighting in Gaza.

Appearing jointly before the summit, Trump commended Sisi for his leadership role in advancing the peace initiative. “He played a very important role. I appreciate it very much,” Trump said, describing the Egyptian president as “a powerful leader who keeps crime down in his country.”

Sisi, for his part, reiterated his long-standing position that “a two-state solution was the only way to achieve the ambitions of the Palestinians and the Israelis and live in peace.”

Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu informed Trump that he would not be attending the summit, citing scheduling challenges. “The timing being close to the start of the holiday,” the Prime Minister’s Office explained in a statement.

The announcement from Israel contradicted an earlier report from the Egyptian presidency, which had initially indicated that the Israeli leader was expected to participate in the gathering.

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This evening, the IDF and the Shin Bet announced that the Red Cross had received two additional coffins containing the remains of Israeli hostages and that they were being transferred to IDF and Shin Bet personnel stationed inside the Gaza Strip. The two coffins were set to join two others that had been handed over earlier in the day.

“Hamas is required to uphold the agreement and take the necessary steps to return all the deceased hostages,” the official statement declared, emphasizing Israel’s demand that the terror group fulfill all of its obligations under the ceasefire deal.

A previous statement released earlier Monday confirmed that the first two coffins containing the remains of hostages had already been delivered to Red Cross representatives and were en route to Israeli authorities inside Gaza.

Shortly after, the Hamas organization publicly released the names of the four deceased hostages whose bodies were being returned: Guy Illouz, Yossi Sharabi, Bipin Joshi, and Daniel Perez.

The Hostages forum said it was “shocked and dismayed” to learn of Hamas’s breach.

“We expect Israel’s government and the mediators to take immediate action to rectify this grave injustice,” it said. “The families of the deceased hostages are enduring especially difficult days filled with deep sorrow. We will not abandon any hostage. The mediators must enforce the agreement’s terms and ensure Hamas pays a price for this violation.”

According to the first stage of the ceasefire deal, Hamas agreed to release all remaining 48 hostages, alive and deceased, on Monday.

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BREAKING: President Trump and Middle Eastern leaders sign the historic Gaza peace deal following the release of the final 20 living Israeli hostages from Gaza.

President Trump stands at the center of a photo with dozens of world leaders, all gathered for today’s historic international Gaza Peace Summit in Egypt.

President Donald Trump voiced optimism on Monday that the remains of most of the deceased hostages still held in Gaza would soon be recovered and brought back to Israel.

Speaking to reporters in Sharm el-Sheikh after meeting with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, Trump was asked about the next steps now that all surviving hostages had been freed. “They’re going and looking for bodies… and they’re doing it in conjunction with Israel – and they’re going to be finding quite a few of them,” he said.

Addressing ongoing diplomatic efforts for the next stage of the Gaza Peace Deal, the president noted, “It started, as far as we’re concerned… In the other room, you have some of the wealthiest nations in the world… I think you’ll see some tremendous progress.”

Trump also emphasized Egypt’s crucial part in achieving the ceasefire and securing the release of hostages. “They had a very important role with Hamas… Hamas respects this country, and they respect the leadership of Egypt,” he stated.

The president’s remarks came during his stop in Egypt following a landmark visit to Israel earlier in the day, where he addressed the Knesset and met privately with the families of the hostages.

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DESPICABLE REMARK: CNN’s Christiane Amanpour, a notorious Jew-hater, says that the Israeli hostages have “probably been treated better than the average Gazan because they are the pawns & the chips that Hamas had.”

Al-Araby TV broadcasts footage of the Red Cross convoy en route to the Kissufim Crossing after collecting the remains of hostages.

Evyatar David has finally been released by Hamas after video showed him being forced to dig his own grave. All living hostages in Gaza were released by Hamas Monday, with all 20 reportedly walking to Red Cross trucks under their own power following a historic cease-fire deal introduced by President Trump. The first seven hostages returned to Israel around 2:30 a.m. ET Monday after being transported out of the Palestinian territory by Red Cross trucks. The remaining 13 hostages were released by Hamas hours later.

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Nearly 2,000 Palestinian terrorists freed by Israel arrived in Gaza and the West Bank, greeted by massive cheering crowds.

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SEC. RUBIO: “This is clearly — in my mind and I think in the mind of everyone in this room — probably one of the most important days for world peace in 50 years, and that’s not an exaggeration.”

Aharon Mizrachi, a 76-year-old resident of Ramat Gan, passed away Monday night from injuries he sustained nearly four months ago when an Iranian missile struck during Operation Rising Lion.

His levayah will be held on Wednesday at 12:00 p.m. in Holon. Aharon had been with his partner, Etti Cohen Angel, when the missile hit. While Etti was killed instantly, Aharon was critically injured and had remained hospitalized in grave condition until his passing.

The Mizrachi family shared a heartfelt message following his death: “Our father and grandfather was a joyful, kind-hearted man, full of humor, who always loved helping others with an open heart and great soul. His devotion to his children and grandchildren knew no bounds. After a long struggle, we are heartbroken and deeply saddened by his passing, feeling a great loss in our hearts.”

Ramat Gan Mayor Carmel Shama-Hacohen expressed sorrow over the loss, saying, “On such an emotional day, we are unfortunately also receiving difficult news about another of our city’s residents who lost his life in this bloody war, from the impact of the first Iranian missile.”

He recounted that “Aharon fought for his life for four months after an Iranian missile struck directly on Tirtza Street during the first missile attack of Operation Rising Lion, instantly killing his partner, Eti Cohen Angel. Eti and Aharon were hit while sitting together. On behalf of all the city’s residents, I wish to extend my condolences to Aharon’s family. We are already reaching out to offer assistance and will continue to embrace and support them.”

Mizrachi’s passing brings renewed grief to Ramat Gan, a city that has already endured painful losses in the recent wave of Iranian aggression.

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President Trump on negotiations over the next phase of the Gaza Peace Deal: “It started, as far as we’re concerned… In the other room, you have some of the wealthiest nations in the world… I think you’ll see some tremendous progress.”

President Trump said he is “READY” for an Iranian peace deal whenever they are, emphasizing, “This is all I do in my life. I make DEALS!” He expressed confidence that Iran would cooperate, noting, “They’ve been battered and bruised… they need some help… I’d love to take the sanctions off when they’re ready!” Trump added, “I think Iran is gonna be fine,” praising the Iranian people as “great, smart, lawyers, engineers, academics” who have suffered significant setbacks, and claimed that without pressure on their nuclear program, the recent Gaza-Hamas deal might not have been possible.

POTUS arrives at Sharm El-Sheikh International Airport in Egypt for the second leg of his historic visit to the Middle East.