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Readers respond to articles about the Gaza peace plan, and Donald Trump demanding credit for his role in creating itOn a day in which there was joy and celebration in Israel and accolades for President Donald Trump and his entourage, I read and then te…
The US president’s Gulf allies and supporters at home might just persuade him to pursue lasting peace. And then there’s always next year’s Nobel prizeWe can only rejoice that, for now, Israel’s genocide in Gaza has halted. The killing has stopped. Food…
PM hails Trump’s part in Middle East peace deal but says what matters now is implementationEurope’s most senior human rights official has called on Shabana Mahmood to review UK protest laws after mass arrests over the ban on Palestine Action, Rajeev Sy…
PM hails Trump’s part in Middle East peace deal but says what matters now is implementation. This live blog is closedEurope’s most senior human rights official has called on Shabana Mahmood to review UK protest laws after mass arrests over the ban on P…
Ministers believe Hamas is holding back bodies of some captives abducted in October 2023, reports Israeli mediaGaza ceasefire – live updatesIsrael has reportedly set the end of Tuesday as a deadline for progress on the return by Hamas of the bodies of …
Returning the bodies of 28 hostages was part of the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas but only four have been handed overGaza ceasefire – live updatesThe families of missing dead Israeli hostages have written to the US special envoy Steve Witkoff…
It took an American president unbound by traditional domestic constraints to get this done and provide the parties with what they could acceptDonald Trump’s peace plan for Gaza demands atonement from Palestinians for the horrific acts of 7 October, not…
In today’s newsletter: Wild celebrations on both sides – but prospects for an enduring peace rest on compromises that appear difficult to reachGood morning. The last 20 living Israeli hostages in Gaza were freed yesterday, after more than two years in …
UN warns Gaza still needs ‘lifesaving aid’ as world leaders gather in Sharm el-Sheikh to discuss 20-point proposalThere was a rare moment of joy among Israelis and Palestinians on Monday as Hamas released the remaining 20 living hostages in Gaza as par…