Israel’s airstrike against the Hamas negotiating team in Qatar at the time appeared to be just another escalation that further distanced the possibility of peace. The September 9th attack endangered turning the dispute into a war across the entire area and infringed against the sovereignty of an American ally. It seemed that diplomacy was in ruins.
Instead, it proved to be a pivotal moment that resulted in an agreement to free all remaining hostages, which President Donald Trump announced. He had been working toward this aim for almost two years, as had President Joe Biden before him.
The specifics of Hamas disarmament, Gaza governance, and Israel’s complete disengagement are still up for negotiation; this is only the beginning of a more permanent peace. Both Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Trump are beaming in public. Israel’s “greatest ever ally in the White House” is Trump, who frequently claims that Israel has no better friend. Deeds have accompanied these kind words.
Trump shifted the US embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem during his first term as president and renounced the US’s long-standing international legal stance that Israeli settlements in the West Bank are unlawful.
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