Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Nora Rahm. President Trump flew from addressing Parliament in Israel

to a hastily called summit in Egypt of more than 20 world leaders and heads of organizations to discuss Gaza.

NPR's Jane Arraf has more. Trump spoke with what he noted were leaders of some of the world's wealthiest countries behind him

at the Red Sea Resort of Charmel Sheikh.

He said the ceasefire that he helped broker between Israel and Hamas would not just end fighting in Gaza.

The momentous breakthrough that we're here to celebrate tonight is more than the end of the war in Gaza.

It's with God's help. It'll be the new beginning

for an entire beautiful Middle East. He predicted that other Arab countries would soon join the

United Arab Emirates and others in normalizing relations with Israel. But that's a tall order

for many of them. Dealing with public rage over a war in Gaza that has killed what Gaza health authorities say are at least 67,000 people.

Jane Arraf, NPR News, Amman.

Earlier today, Hamas released 20 Israelis had been held hostage in Gaza since the war began more than two years ago. Israel released

Palestinian prisoners and detainees and is allowing the resumption of aid to Gaza. The federal

government remains shut down with Congress unable to come to a deal to resume funding. In the meantime,

some furloughed federal employees are spending their time speaking out and finding

ways to support each other. NPR's Andrea Shoe reports. Charlotte Slaman works for the Federal Trade

Commission and is a member of the National Treasury Employees Union. She says federal workers need

to take care of each other right now, given what they've been through. Seeing important work

they've been doing denigrated or halted, being unable to do the jobs they were hired to do for the

public. She spoke in her personal capacity. I want us to turn that pain into strength and action,

and I want Congress to fight for us.

The White House continues to blame Democrats for the impasse.

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