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Will Trump’s multi-billion aid pledge for Gaza actually create peace?

A large, white sign reads "PEACE 2025." Trump and el-Sissi hold their signed documents in green folders.
President Donald Trump and Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi hold signed documents during a summit to support ending the more than two-year Israel-Hamas war in Gaza after a breakthrough ceasefire deal, Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

President Donald Trump is holding a meeting in Washington D.C. on Thursday to announce the $5 billion pledge that member states have made for reconstruction and humanitarian efforts in Gaza.