00:00So this is a big, big day, a beautiful day, potentially one of the great days ever in
00:07civilization.
00:10Things that have been going on for hundreds of years and thousands of years.
00:15We're going to, at least we're at a minimum, very, very close, and I think we're beyond
00:20very close.
00:21Prime Minister Netanyahu and I have just concluded an important meeting on many vital issues,
00:27including Iran, trade, the expansion of the Abraham Accords.
00:34And most importantly, we discussed how to end the war in Gaza.
00:39But it's just a part of the bigger picture, which is peace in the Middle East.
00:46And let's call it eternal peace in the Middle East.
00:48I want to thank the leaders of many Arab and Muslim nations for their tremendous support
00:53in developing the proposal along with many of our allies in Europe.
00:59Europe has been very much involved.
01:01And as I was called by many of the European leaders, most of them saying, is this true?
01:07Are you really doing peace in the Middle East?
01:09This is the most incredible thing we've heard.
01:12Some think it's the biggest thing they've ever heard.
01:14I also want to thank Prime Minister Netanyahu for agreeing to the plan and for trusting that
01:20if we work together, we can bring an end to the death and destruction that we've seen
01:25for so many years, decades, even centuries, and begin a new chapter of security, peace and
01:31prosperity for the entire region.
01:33And if accepted by Hamas, this proposal calls for the release of all remaining hostages immediately,
01:41but in no case more than 72 hours.
01:45So the hostages are coming back.
01:48And I hate even saying this from the standpoint, doesn't sound right, but it is so important
01:55to the parents, the bodies of the young men, I believe in almost all cases, the young men,
02:04are coming back immediately.
02:06And it means the immediate end to the war itself, not just Gaza, it's the war itself.
02:14Under the plan, Arab and Muslim countries have committed, and in writing, in many cases,
02:21but I actually would take their word for it.
02:23The people I mentioned, I take their word for it.
02:25To demilitarize Gaza, and that's quickly.
02:31Decommission the military capabilities of Hamas and all other terror organizations.
02:38Do that immediately.
02:40And we're relying on the countries that I named and others to deal with Hamas.
02:46And I'm hearing that Hamas wants to get this done, too, and that's a good thing.
02:52But I hope that we're going to have a deal for peace.
02:57And if Hamas rejects the deal, which is always possible, they're the only one left.
03:03Everyone else has accepted it.
03:05But I have a feeling that we're going to have a positive answer.
03:09But if not, as you know, Bibi, you'd have powerful backing to do what you would have to do.
03:15My plan calls for the creation of a new international oversight body.
03:20The Board of Peace, we call it.
03:22The Board of Peace.
03:23Sort of a beautiful name.
03:24The Board of Peace, which will be headed, not at my request, believe me.
03:32I'm very busy.
03:33But we have to make sure this works.
03:37The leaders of the Arab world and Israel and everybody involved asked me to do this.
03:43So we'll be headed by a gentleman known as President Donald J. Trump of the United States.
03:49I don't want some extra work to do, but it's so important that I'm willing to do it.
03:56The next step will be the establishment of an international body charged with fully disarming
04:01Hamas and demilitarizing Gaza.
04:04I appreciate your willingness to lead the body, Mr. President.
04:11I really appreciate it because you have a lot of things to do, and this is important.
04:15And it reflects the confidence that this will give everyone that things will be followed
04:21up on all the commitments made.
04:24The fact that you're taking this on, I think, helps a lot to make sure that everything flows
04:28in the direction that we want.
04:30Now, if this international body succeeds, we will have permanently ended the war.
04:35But if Hamas rejects your plan, Mr. President, or if they supposedly accept it and then basically
04:45do everything to counter it, then Israel will finish the job by itself.
04:52This can be done the easy way, or it can be done the hard way.
04:59But it will be done.
05:01We prefer the easy way, but it has to be done.
05:06Thank you, sir.
05:07We appreciate it.
05:08That's the main part.
05:11Thank you, Mr. President.
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