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What chance for Trump’s Gaza peace plan?

Financial Times

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Gideon talks to former White House official and Middle East expert Philip Gordon about Donald Trump’s plan for a peaceful end to the Gaza conflict. What are the chances that it can succeed and what are the main stumbling blocks? Clip: TRT World

Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner join Israel-Hamas talks in Egypt

What remains of Gaza?

Trump goes mainstream on the Middle East

How Donald Trump’s Gaza deal came together

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