‘Ended seven unendable wars, Israel-Hamas war is…’: Trump reacts to Gaza ceasefire deal, says THIS about Russia-Ukraine war

Gaza ceasefire deal: US President Donald Trump reiterated his claim of ending seven wars, and asserted that “first phase” of the Gaza ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas would marks the eight conflict he has purportedly helped resolve so far during his second presidential term.

What did Trump say about Gaza ceasefire, Russia-Ukraine war?

Trump held a Cabinet meeting at the White House on Thursday morning, a day after announcing that the “first phase” of the Gaza ceasefire agreement would begin soon, and hailed the role his administration has played in addressing global conflicts. The US President claimed he ended seven “unendable” wars during his tenure, and referred to the signing of Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement as “number eight”.

Donald Trump also reiterated his concern over the raging Russia-Ukraine war, saying he had thought the conflict would be “maybe the quickest” one he would help resolve.

“We settled seven wars, or major conflicts, but wars. And this is number eight. And the one that I thought would be maybe the quickest of all would be Russia-Ukraine. I think that’s going to happen, too. But in the meantime, they’re losing about 7,000 people a week, and that seems pretty bad…That war should never have happened. It would have never happened if I were President,” he said.

Trump claims ending ‘unendable’ wars

Earlier, Trump had made similar comments in his address at the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, where he claimed ending seven wars within as many months, and also repeated his claim of brokering a truce between India and Pakistan in May this year, an assertion denied by New Delhi on multiple occasions.

“In just seven months, I have ended seven unendable wars,” Trump told world leaders. “They said they were unendable, some were going for 31 years, one was 36 years. I ended seven wars, and in all cases they were raging with countless thousands of people being killed.”

The US President listed the conflicts he said were brought to a close under his watch, citing Cambodia and Thailand, Serbia, the Congo and Rwanda, Pakistan and India, Israel and Iran, Egypt and Ethiopia, and Armenia and Azerbaijan.

“Just look at that. India, Pakistan, Thailand, Cambodia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kosovo and Serbia, Israel and Iran, Egypt and Ethiopia, Rwanda and the Congo. We stopped all of them. And 60 per cent of them were stopped because of trade,” he stated.

He further claimed that his pressure had been decisive. “Like with India, I said, ‘Look, we’re not going to do any trade if you’re going to fight and they have nuclear weapons. They stopped.”

Nobel snubs Trump

Meanwhile, Trump remarks came on a day when the Nobel Committee denied him the Nobel Peace Prize 2025, and chose Venezuelan leader and activist Maria Corina Machado for the prestigious award.

Following the snub, the White House, in a statement, slammed the Norwegian Committee for denying the award to the US President, alleging that it had placed “politics over peace”, but Trump will “continue ending wars and saving lives”. 

Donald Trump had vehemently campaigned for the Nobel Peace Prize since assuming office in his second presidential term, and even claimed that not awarding him the peace prize would amount to an ‘insult’ to America.

(With inputs from agencies)

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