10 h. ago What are the sticking points that could sink Trump’s peace plan for Gaza?

Hamas and Israel have been brought to the table by the US president - but huge gaps remain between them on crucial issues

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16 h. ago Why Trump’s peace plan is so existentially terrifying for Hamas

Donald Trump may be frantically calling for an agreement between Israel and Hamas, but the latter has always created chaos and ridden its violent waves - and has little incentive to pursue peace, writes world affairs editor Sam Kiley

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17 h. ago Hamas does not know its purpose when it is not fighting a war

Donald Trump may be frantically calling for an agreement between Israel and Hamas, but the latter has always created chaos and ridden its violent waves - and has little incentive to pursue peace, writes world affairs editor Sam Kiley

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39 h. ago Nicola Jennings on Donald Trump’s ‘peace plan’ for Gaza – cartoon

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41 h. ago A ‘magic pill’ made Israeli violence invisible. We need to stop swallowing it | Diana Buttu

For years, I pressed Palestinian interests in peace talks. The response to Trump’s plan proves the international community hasn’t learned from catastropheFor two years, the world has watched as Israel has systematically destroyed the Gaza Strip, killing tens of thousands of Palestinians and maiming an untold number more. As dangerously, Israel continues to methodically target the healthcare, education, water and sewage systems to ensure that life cannot resume in the Gaza Strip.Western governments’ responses to Israel’s actions have ranged from cheerleading and unconditional support in the first year of Israel’s attack on Gaza after 7 October 2023, followed by statements of concern and handwringing, to, more recently, occasional expressions of consternation and empty threats that continued Israeli attacks may, at some unspecified time, lead to an arms embargo or a drop in trade relations. In the last few months, there have also been the greatly celebrated proclamations of conditiona...

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48 h. ago Israel agrees to ceasefire in Gaza as Trump announces 'withdrawal line' in peace plan

Israel has agreed to a ceasefire in Gaza as part of a peace plan to end the conflict in the region, with President Donald Trump announcing the 'withdrawal line'

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58 h. ago ‘Glimmer of hope’: Families in Gaza and Israel hold breath over Trump’s peace plan to end bloodshed

Donald Trump calls on Israel to stop bombing Gaza immediately as Hamas agrees to release hostages under US-proposed peace plan

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58 h. ago ‘Glimmer of hope’: Families in Gaza hold breath over Trump’s peace plan to end bloodshed

Donald Trump calls on Israel to stop bombing Gaza immediately as Hamas agrees to release hostages under US-proposed peace plan

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60 h. ago ‘I feel like we are in a trap’: Gaza residents hopeful but wary of Trump’s peace plan

Hamas’s agreement to release all hostages and surrender power hailed internationally as Israeli attacks continueWhen Arij al-Farra heard that Hamas had partially agreed to Donald Trump’s plan and that the US president had ordered Israel to stop bombing Gaza, the first thing she felt was a flicker of hope. The second thing she felt was an explosion. An Israeli aircraft had dropped a bomb close to her tent in Khan Younis, southern Gaza.Though it was luck that saved al-Farra from death, she took the attack as a bad omen for the prospects for peace in Gaza. Continue reading...

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60 h. ago ‘I feel like we are in a trap’: Gaza residents hopeful but wary of Trump’s plan

Hamas’s agreement to release all hostages and surrender power hailed internationally as Israeli attacks continueWhen Arij al-Farra heard that Hamas had partially agreed to Donald Trump’s plan and that the US president had ordered Israel to stop bombing Gaza, the first thing she felt was a flicker of hope. The second thing she felt was an explosion. An Israeli aircraft had dropped a bomb close to her tent in Khan Younis, southern Gaza.Though it was luck that saved Farra from death, she took the attack as a bad omen for the prospects for peace in Gaza. Continue reading...

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69 h. ago Trump responds to Hamas’ peace plan acceptance: ‘This is a big day’

Donald Trump has released a statement thanking world leaders in the Middle East after Hamas accepted parts of the US president’s peace proposal.

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2 d. ago Israel prepares to implement 'first stage' of Trump's Gaza peace plan

It came after Trump posted a video celebrating the deal, though he similarly was waiting to get it 'in concrete' with Hamas and Israel.

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2 d. ago Donald Trump tells Israel to stop bombing Gaza as Hamas agrees to release hostages in peace plan breakthrough

Hamas says it has agreed to release all remaining Israeli hostages, but asks for further negotiations on issues outlined in the US peace plan on Gaza

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3 d. ago Starmer calls for ‘agreement without delay’ on peace plan in Gaza

Hamas accepted elements of the plan to end the nearly two-year war put forward by US President Donald Trump.

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3 d. ago Trump tells Israel it ‘must immediately stop’ bombing Gaza to enable hostage release after Hamas accepts elements of peace plan

President says the militant group is ‘ready for a lasting peace’ based on the plan he announced on Monday

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3 d. ago Hamas AGREES to hand over all hostages under Trump peace plan for Gaza: Rejects Tony Blair

Hamas says it has agreed to release all Israeli hostages and return the remains of the deceased under Donald Trump's peace plan for Gaza, Reuters has reported.

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3 d. ago Hamas agrees to release hostages and accepts some of Trump’s Gaza peace plan

Palestinian militant group wants to negotiate other parts of agreement

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3 d. ago Hamas AGREES to hand over all hostages under Trump peace plan for Gaza: Terrorists praise president

Hamas says it has agreed to release all Israeli hostages and return the remains of the deceased under Donald Trump's peace plan for Gaza, Reuters has reported.

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3 d. ago Hamas agrees to release hostages under Donald Trump's Gaza peace plan

Hamas has agreed to release hostages and hand over administration of the Gaza Strip under Donald Trump's peace proposals, set to end the devastating war in Gaza

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3 d. ago US government shutdown: White House halts $2.1bn of Chicago transport funding; ‘I don’t have anything to negotiate’, says Mike Johnson – live

Trump aide Russ Vought said hold would affect work to extend and modernize city’s transit lines amid little hope Senate can agree a way out of shutdownUS government shutdown day three: Republicans and Democrats make little progress on dealTrump administration freezes $2.1bn in funds for Chicago transit projectsAs the world waits for Hamas’s response to Donald Trump’s peace plan for Gaza, the US president has issued a new deadline for the militant group of 6pm ET on Sunday.Trump, who on Monday gave Hamas “three or four days” to respond to his ultimatum, said they were being given “one last chance”. He wrote on his Truth Social platform this morning:Every Country has signed on! If this LAST CHANCE agreement is not reached, all HELL, like no one has ever seen before, will break out against Hamas. Continue reading...

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