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President Donald Trump said that he will head a new international oversight body called the Board of Peace that will be responsible for "recruiting and training a new government that will be made up of Palestinians."

The board will also include leaders from other "distinguished" world leaders, including former U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair, Trump said.

Trump said that Hamas and "other terrorist factions will play no role in the board."

President Donald Trump noted Hamas still needs to respond to his plan to end the war in Gaza.

"We're relying on the countries that I named and others to deal with Hamas, and I'm hearing that Hamas wants to get this done, too," he said.

Trump said it's possible that Hamas rejects the deal but added, "I have a feeling that we're going to have a positive answer."

After holding a bilateral meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Donald Trump said this is "potentially one of the great days ever in civilization."

Trump said he and Netanyahu have "worked well together" and that the prime minister has "agreed" to the president's 20-point plan to end the war in Gaza.

Before President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a press conference following their bilateral meeting, the White House released Trump's "Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict."

Some of the 20 points included in the plan state that Gaza "will be a deradicalized terror-free zone that does not pose a threat to its neighbors" and that Gaza will be "redeveloped for the benefit of the people of Gaza, who have suffered more than enough."

The plan also states that if both sides agree to this proposal, "the war will immediately end."

Within 72 hours of Israel publicly accepting this agreement, "all hostages, alive and deceased, will be returned," the plan states."