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This special report focuses on former U.S. President Donald Trump's diplomatic efforts in the Middle East, culminating in a Gaza Peace Summit in Sharm el-Sheikh and the release of 20 Israeli hostages. The broadcast covers Trump's address to the Israeli Knesset, where he was lauded for his role. 'What the world needs now are more leaders who are brave, resolute, strong and bold. The world needs more Trumps,' said Israeli Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana, who nominated Trump for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize. The summit, co-hosted by Trump and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, saw participation from over 20 countries, including India, represented by Minister of State Kirtivardhan Singh. However, key stakeholders Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas did not attend the summit. The report also features a harrowing account from a survivor of the Nova Music Festival and expert analysis on the fragile three-phase peace process.
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00:00Hello and welcome. I'm Geeta Mohan and you're watching India Today Global.
00:03Now, after delivering on the promise to get the Israeli hostages back to their families,
00:08U.S. President Donald Trump is in Egypt's Sharm el-Sheikh city,
00:12where he is attending the Summit on Gaza Peace Plan.
00:16The peace summit is co-hosted by U.S. President Donald Trump
00:19and his Egyptian counterpart, Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi.
00:23Trump, who addressed the Israeli parliament,
00:25the Knesset praised not only the efforts of Israeli Prime Minister,
00:29Benjamin Netanyahu, but also a host of Arab countries
00:33for ushering in peace in the region.
00:36Trump also spoke about playing a role in the rehabilitation of Gazans
00:41through the Board of Peace headed by Trump.
00:44Leaders from more than 20 countries are in Egypt for the summit.
00:47The Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
00:49was supposed to participate in the summit earlier.
00:52The office later clarified that he won't.
00:55The Hamas, too, has kept away from the summit.
00:57But the chairman of the Palestinian Liberation Organization,
01:01Mahmoud Abbas, also known as Abu Mazen,
01:03is participating along with leaders from the U.K., France, Germany, Turkey, Spain,
01:09Italy, European Council President,
01:11U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres.
01:14There's also representation from Norway, Canada, Pakistan,
01:17and India's Minister of State for External Affairs,
01:20Kirti Varadhan Singh,
01:21is representing Prime Minister Modi
01:23as a special envoy to the summit.
01:32It was a moment of celebration, tears,
01:35reuniting with friends, relatives, sons and daughters.
01:39Yes, a moment.
01:40Israel and the whole world waited for two years.
01:43A peace plan that was designed by the U.S. President
01:46and also a campaign promised to end war in 24 hours
01:51took two years to finally see daylight.
01:55Trump landed in Israel on this historic occasion
01:58to be cheered and thanked by Israeli lawmakers and the citizens.
02:03Will Trump's claims to end the eighth war
02:05mark his path to win the Nobel Peace Prize next year?
02:10Mahashwet Alala with this report.
02:12A moment unfathomable.
02:21A wait that has finally come to an end.
02:30I also want to give a very special thanks
02:33to the Amir of Qatar,
02:35a man who's outstanding.
02:36He's been a friend of mine for a long time,
02:38long before politics,
02:39long before politics,
02:41and he's a fantastically respected man.
02:44His Highness Sheikh Tamim
02:47is respected by everybody.
02:49He's respected by everybody
02:52and in the most positive way,
02:54not only because of power,
02:56because of his heart.
02:57He's got a tremendous heart
02:58and he's a great leader
03:00and his country loves him.
03:01Thank you very much for being here.
03:02It's an honor.
03:03Let me also express our condolences
03:10to the Qataris on the tragic car crash
03:13that claimed the lives of your cherished diplomats,
03:16some of whom were known by our people
03:18and they were supposed to be incredible people.
03:20So please extend our sorrow and best wishes.
03:24That was tough.
03:26That was really tough.
03:28On this extraordinary occasion,
03:30I also want to give our sincere thanks
03:33to President Erdogan of Turkey.
03:35He's always there when I need him.
03:36He's such a tough guy.
03:38He is tough as you can be,
03:40but we love him.
03:41And when they have a problem with you,
03:42they always call me to handle it.
03:45And usually I come through.
03:46We just have a good relationship,
03:48but we have from the beginning.
03:50And so I want to thank you very much
03:51and say hello to your wife,
03:52your beautiful wife.
03:53And it's great to be with you.
03:56Always there.
03:56When I need him, he's always there.
03:59Thank you very much, Mr. Tarzan.
04:02And I also want to thank,
04:05I just spoke to him on the phone,
04:06His Royal Highness Crown Prince Mohammed,
04:09Saudi Arabia,
04:09a special friend of mine.
04:12Boy, he's come so long and so far,
04:15and he's doing a fantastic job for his country.
04:18And I want to just thank him.
04:20His Highness Sheikh Mohammed
04:22of the United Arab Emirates is here.
04:27Where?
04:28He's here someplace.
04:31Well, oh, he's not here,
04:34but he's here in spirit.
04:35I can tell you that.
04:37And he's been another one.
04:38He's been absolutely incredible,
04:40and we appreciate it very much.
04:43And His Majesty, King Abdullah of Jordan.
04:46And thank you very much, King Abdul of Jordan.
04:50He's here.
04:56Thank you very much.
04:57And you really have been a great helper.
04:59We appreciate it.
05:00Appreciate it.
05:01Prime Minister Sharif of Pakistan.
05:05And also, I have to say,
05:07my favorite field marshal from Pakistan,
05:09who's not here,
05:10but the prime minister is here,
05:12and you're going to give his regards.
05:14Where are you?
05:15There you go.
05:16Thank you very much.
05:18Do you want to say what you said to me the other day?
05:20And then, come,
05:22would you like to say what you said the other day?
05:24I think it was so nice.
05:26Please.
05:26Thank you very much,
05:29my dear President Trump,
05:34my dear brother President Fadil Sisi of Egypt,
05:42Majesty's Highnesses.
05:44Okay, that was President Trump
05:51at the Gaza Peace Summit in Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt.
05:55He thanked everybody for the participation,
05:58the role that they played,
05:59but more importantly,
06:01the role that President Trump has played,
06:03a very critical one.
06:05And it is a moment of celebration,
06:07but also tears and reuniting with friends and relatives
06:10that we were talking about.
06:11Let's go across and look at how the people in Israel
06:16celebrated this uniting of families.
06:25A moment unfathomable,
06:28a wait that has finally come to an end.
06:34Israel celebrated the release of its 20 living hostages
06:38from the clutches of Hamas.
06:40This coincided with the visit of U.S. President Donald Trump,
06:51who made a historic visit to the Holy City of Jerusalem
06:54during his second term in office.
07:00As it was an emotional moment for the Israelis,
07:03so was it for the Palestinians,
07:05who were released from the Israeli prisons.
07:07Israel released 250 Palestinians
07:11and 1,700 others detained in Gaza during the war.
07:22As borders on both sides
07:24welcomed the homecoming of their dear ones,
07:26Donald Trump, the man of the hour,
07:29was honoured with Trump chants
07:30and a standing ovation at the Israeli parliament,
07:33the Kinesit.
07:34What the world needs now are more leaders
07:55who are brave, resolute, strong and bold.
07:59The world needs more Trumps.
08:06Trump, who was touted by many world leaders
08:09for this year's Nobel Peace Prize
08:11for ushering in peace for the Israel-Gaza conflict,
08:14was nominated by Israeli parliament speaker
08:16Amir Ohana for next year's Nobel Peace Prize.
08:20Israeli President Isaac Herzog
08:22announced the Israeli Presidential Medal of Honor for Trump.
08:28I hereby announce
08:30that together with our good friend,
08:33Speaker of the House, Mike Johnson,
08:35we will rally speakers and presidents of parliaments
08:39from around the world
08:40to submit your candidacy
08:43for the Nobel Peace Prize next year.
08:47There is no one more deserving
08:49than you, President Trump.
08:52No one.
08:55Trump was praised for his exemplary role
08:57in bringing an end to the hostage crisis
09:00and was rightly described
09:01for fulfilling a Jewish saying
09:03from the Talmud, which says,
09:05and I quote,
09:06whoever saves one life
09:08is as if he has saved the entire world.
09:11Unquote.
09:11Donald Trump is the greatest friend
09:18that the state of Israel
09:19has ever had in the White House.
09:22No American president
09:24has ever done more for Israel.
09:27We have paid,
09:28we have paid a high price for this war.
09:31But our enemies now understand
09:34just how powerful
09:36and just how determined Israel is.
09:39They understand that attacking Israel
09:42on October 7th
09:44was a catastrophic mistake.
09:48Netanyahu, who praised Trump's efforts
09:50for disabling Iran
09:52from building nuclear weapons
09:53and initiating the Abraham Accords,
09:56said he was committed to peace
09:57in the region.
10:01Mr. President,
10:03you are committed to this peace.
10:06I am committed to this peace.
10:08The coming years
10:09will hopefully be a time for peace.
10:14Peace inside Israel
10:16and peace outside Israel.
10:21It is now my distinct honor
10:23to invite the President
10:24of the United States of America,
10:27His Excellency,
10:29Donald J. Trump.
10:31As Trump walked up to the podium,
10:33chants of Trump echoes
10:35across the kinesit.
10:36Trump applauded the efforts
10:38of Steve Whitcoff
10:39and Jared Kushner
10:40for making the 20-point peace deal happen.
10:43Most importantly with Steve,
10:49he's just a great guy.
10:52Everybody loved him.
10:53Everybody loves Steve
10:55and they respect him
10:56and they somehow can relate to him.
10:59Very special thanks to someone
11:00who truly loves Israel.
11:03Jared has been so helpful.
11:06He really did something very special.
11:13Trump also praised
11:14Israeli Prime Minister
11:16Benjamin Netanyahu
11:17for agreeing to the 20-point peace plan.
11:22And he is not easy,
11:24I want to tell you.
11:25He's not the easiest guy to deal with.
11:29But that's what makes him great.
11:31Thank you very much, baby.
11:33Great job.
11:34Trump also rubbished allegations
11:39of waging wars.
11:41In fact, he added
11:42the Israel-Hamas ceasefire
11:43to his war accolades,
11:45calling it his eighth victory
11:46in ending wars across the globe.
11:50But a moment of rejoice
11:51and tears on the return
11:52of the hostages
11:53was turned into laughter
11:55when Trump shared light moments
11:57about Netanyahu
11:58and Yad Lapid's speeches.
11:59As soon as I'm finished,
12:03I'm quite late.
12:04You've kept me quite late
12:05between opposition leaders
12:06and Bibi's brilliant
12:08but very long speech.
12:12I thought I was going to run up here,
12:14make a speech,
12:14and then head to Egypt.
12:17It didn't work out, though.
12:18And you made a pretty long one, too, sir.
12:20Thank you, sir.
12:50as the U.S. president
12:51who brought peace to the world.
12:54Mahasweta Lala,
12:55Bureau Report, India Today.
12:56And joining me
13:11from Tel Aviv, Israel
13:12is Tal Ben-Droor.
13:15She is a survivor
13:16of the NOAA Music Festival.
13:18Tal, if you could first
13:19just begin with your experience,
13:21what had happened,
13:23what's your memory,
13:24and then we'll talk
13:26about the hostage release.
13:30Well, first of all,
13:31thank you very much.
13:33Well, on October 7th,
13:34I was at the festival
13:35with another 14 friends.
13:38Some of us came
13:39with a shuttle
13:40and others by car.
13:42I came with a shuttle.
13:446.29, everything started.
13:46We started the missile attack
13:48and then we went
13:49to the minibus,
13:50but then we started
13:52hearing gunfire
13:53stronger and stronger.
13:55So we went off the shuttle
13:57and we suddenly saw
13:58a girl
13:59wounded with
14:00three shots
14:01in her leg.
14:02From this moment,
14:04we started running
14:04and we escaped running
14:06for three hours.
14:07We ran to the east
14:09and we saw
14:12many things
14:12along the way
14:13until other people
14:16found us
14:17in the middle of nowhere.
14:18They were producers
14:19of another festival
14:21and they came
14:22for setting up
14:22their event
14:23that should have been
14:24in November
14:24and they heard
14:27what happened
14:27and drove closer
14:28with their cars
14:29to rescue people
14:29and they took us
14:31to a farm
14:32named Tal Or
14:33where we stayed
14:34for about seven hours
14:35waiting for someone
14:37to rescue us
14:38but no one came.
14:41Eventually,
14:41we got off
14:42the farm
14:43and got back home
14:44independently
14:45with the cars
14:46of the producers
14:47of the Midburn Festival
14:48and I arrived
14:49to the center of Israel
14:51after 13 hours.
14:54Not everyone
14:55got back
14:56and fortunately,
14:58my friend
14:59Sharona Shmoni Sarel
15:00was murdered
15:01in a death ambulance.
15:04She was in an ambulance
15:05with
15:06there were 18 people
15:07there
15:08and the Hamas
15:09shot an RPG
15:10so
15:11that's the way
15:14we found out
15:15after nine days
15:16and also
15:17our driver
15:18Suhaye
15:18Abu Amar Ramzan
15:20he was our driver
15:22and the terrorists
15:23took him
15:24and forced him
15:25to translate
15:26between them
15:26and the hostages
15:27in Be'eri
15:28after that
15:30they murdered him.
15:32Right,
15:33right,
15:33Tal,
15:33now how are you
15:34looking at the release
15:35of the hostages?
15:36it's a big day
15:3720 of them
15:38have been released
15:39massive achievement.
15:41How are you
15:42looking at this
15:43this moment now?
15:44well,
15:49there's a lot of excitement
15:50and happiness
15:51in the air.
15:52Many people
15:53waited for this
15:54moment for so long
15:55for so long
15:56it felt like a dream
15:57that could never
15:58come true
15:58and here
15:59now it happens.
16:01Everyone is getting
16:02back home now.
16:04Besides the happiness
16:05of the hostages
16:07that are alive
16:08we have also
16:09the grief
16:09of the ones
16:10that are not
16:11with us anymore.
16:11for me
16:14there's a complex
16:14of emotions
16:15it's very complicated
16:16because also
16:17I'm truly happy
16:18and truly excited
16:19for them
16:20and I cry tears
16:21of happiness
16:21today
16:22but in the same breath
16:24I must say
16:25we are handling
16:26a lot
16:27at the moment
16:28the novice survivors
16:29unfortunately
16:31a novice survivor
16:32killed himself
16:33this Friday
16:36he burned himself
16:38in the car
16:38he couldn't
16:39stay in the pain
16:40anymore
16:40so today
16:42was his funeral
16:43you can only
16:45imagine what
16:45it's for us
16:46to fill all
16:47this complex
16:48of emotions
16:48all together
16:49because for us
16:50the war is still
16:51getting on
16:52we're still
16:53having triggers
16:54from all the
16:55things that are
16:55related to
16:56October 7th
16:57and people
16:58need support
16:59and right now
17:01I really hope
17:01that after the
17:02war is gone
17:03they will have
17:04the strength
17:05and the support
17:06that they need
17:07all the
17:09hostages
17:09that got back
17:10and all the
17:10survivors
17:11right
17:12Tal
17:13you're talking
17:14about the
17:14survivors
17:15novice survivors
17:15have had a
17:16traumatic experience
17:17like you just
17:18spelled out
17:19some not being
17:20able to take
17:21it anymore
17:21and giving up
17:22on their own
17:23lives
17:23how many
17:24are you
17:24working with
17:25very closely
17:26in terms of
17:27the kind of
17:27trauma that you
17:28see in
17:29not just the
17:30survivors
17:30but also those
17:31who have been
17:32released
17:32in the past
17:34I know
17:36we're having
17:37like dozens
17:39of novice
17:40survivors
17:40and really
17:42the situation
17:43is like
17:44they're like
17:44ticking bombs
17:45if you know
17:46what I mean
17:46so I know
17:49everyone needs
17:50that support
17:50and people
17:51need to be
17:52seen
17:52also the
17:53bereaved
17:53families
17:54also the
17:55hostages
17:55now we can
17:58finally breathe
17:59when the
17:59hostages are
18:00back
18:00but still
18:01we know
18:01that there
18:02are many
18:02terrorists
18:03that are
18:04released
18:04on the
18:05same
18:05breath
18:05so
18:06as I
18:07said
18:07it's
18:08very
18:08complicated
18:09but I'm
18:10focusing
18:10today
18:11on being
18:12happy
18:13and
18:14really
18:14emotional
18:16because
18:17I waited
18:18for this
18:19moment
18:19for so
18:19long
18:20completely
18:21understand
18:22Dal just
18:23stay on
18:23with us
18:23we're also
18:24being joined
18:24by a
18:25security
18:25expert
18:26a security
18:26affairs
18:27expert
18:27Rohan
18:28Gunaratne
18:28Rohan
18:29you've
18:30been
18:31tracking
18:31following
18:32situations
18:33very
18:34very
18:34closely
18:35you're
18:35looking
18:36at a
18:36peace
18:36deal
18:37where
18:37Netanyahu
18:38is missing
18:38as also
18:39the
18:39Hamas
18:40where do
18:40you see
18:41this headed
18:41what we
18:45have seen
18:46is there
18:46are three
18:47phases to
18:48this peace
18:48plan
18:49the first
18:50phase is
18:51the release
18:52of the
18:52hostages
18:53and of course
18:55the release
18:56of the
18:57Israeli
18:57prison
18:58the
18:59Palestinian
18:59prisoners
19:00by Israel
19:01the second
19:02phase is
19:02the
19:03disarmament
19:03of Hamas
19:04Hamas
19:05and the
19:06other threat
19:06groups
19:07have refused
19:08to disarm
19:09so the
19:10second
19:10phase
19:11is going
19:12to be
19:12the toughest
19:13phase
19:13the third
19:14phase is
19:15a demilitarization
19:16of the
19:17Gaza Strip
19:18certainly
19:20the first
19:20phase has
19:21been very
19:22successful
19:23as President
19:24Trump
19:25was able
19:26to convince
19:28the Arab
19:29leaders
19:30and also
19:31the leader
19:32of Turkey
19:32to exercise
19:33pressure
19:34on Hamas
19:36and its
19:36allies
19:37to release
19:38the hostages
19:39so the
19:40next phase
19:41will be a
19:42challenge
19:43that phase
19:44of course
19:46they will
19:46have to
19:47bring Hamas
19:48and its
19:49allies
19:49and Netanyahu
19:50on the
19:52same
19:52platform
19:53so that
19:54there will
19:55be
19:55progress
19:56this is
19:57the very
19:57first
19:58step
19:59in a
20:00prolonged
20:01and a
20:02protracted
20:03peace
20:03process
20:04for those
20:06following
20:07not just
20:08the developments
20:09but the
20:09history
20:09also very
20:10closely
20:10also
20:12accord
20:12we thought
20:13is going
20:13to be a
20:14big deal
20:14but it
20:15failed
20:15it failed
20:16to bring
20:16lasting
20:17peace
20:17over here
20:18with
20:19the Hamas
20:20now saying
20:21that they
20:21do not
20:21trust
20:22Israel
20:22will not
20:23disarm
20:23completely
20:24unless and
20:24they see
20:25some forward
20:26movement
20:26the question
20:28and controversy
20:29over bodies
20:30of Israeli
20:31hostages
20:31being handed
20:32over or not
20:33which Donald
20:33Trump himself
20:34explained
20:35could take
20:36time
20:36in such a
20:37scenario
20:37do you see
20:38a situation
20:40where there
20:41could be
20:41violation
20:42of ceasefire
20:43yes
20:44yes there
20:45can be
20:45and that
20:46is why
20:46it is so
20:47important
20:48for all
20:49the actors
20:50to be
20:51very patient
20:51and to
20:52ensure that
20:53there is
20:54no disruption
20:55of course
20:56the key
20:57player here
20:58is Donald
20:59Trump
20:59because he
21:00was able
21:01to exercise
21:02his influence
21:04on Turkey
21:06on Qatar
21:07and Egypt
21:08to get
21:08Hamas
21:09and its
21:10allies
21:11to release
21:12the hostages
21:13this would
21:14have been
21:14unthinkable
21:15at one
21:16point
21:16so the
21:18next phase
21:18is the
21:19greatest
21:20challenge
21:20and that
21:21is where
21:22anything can
21:22go wrong
21:23but today's
21:24meeting in
21:25Shamashik
21:26where 20
21:27world leaders
21:28attended
21:29I believe
21:30I believe
21:30that there
21:31is hope
21:32because
21:33President Trump
21:34will get
21:35those countries
21:36at least
21:36some of
21:37them to
21:37commit
21:38troops
21:38to create
21:39an international
21:40stabilization
21:41force
21:41and also
21:43some countries
21:44will provide
21:44economic
21:45assistance
21:46to rebuild
21:47Gaza
21:48but what
21:50is central
21:50is disarmament
21:52of
21:52Hamas
21:53Hamas is a
21:54very deadly
21:55a very
21:56dangerous
21:57terrorist
21:58organization
21:59like
21:59Al-Qaeda
22:00and like
22:01ISIS
22:01it has
22:02committed
22:03very serious
22:04atrocities
22:05so there
22:07must be
22:07significant
22:08monitoring
22:09and significant
22:10pressure
22:11to ensure
22:12that Hamas
22:13evolves
22:14into
22:15an entity
22:16that doesn't
22:17conduct
22:18these attacks
22:18right
22:19Rohan
22:20the summit
22:21is underway
22:22right now
22:22we'll have
22:23to wait
22:23and see
22:24how that
22:24really pans
22:25out
22:25and what
22:25President
22:26Trump
22:26has to
22:26say
22:27in
22:27substance
22:28right now
22:28he's just
22:29thanking
22:29all those
22:30stakeholders
22:30but for
22:31now I'll
22:32have to
22:32thank you
22:33and Tal
22:34for joining
22:34me here
22:35on the
22:35network
22:36news and
22:37updates
22:37will continue
22:38on the
22:38other side
22:38of a short
22:39break
22:39do stay
22:40tuned
22:41goodbye
22:41and take
22:42care
22:42you