Hamas’s partial acceptance of Donald Trump’s Gaza deal on Friday has been welcomed internationally and is the closest Israel and Hamas have got in two years to ending the war in Gaza.
Negotiators from Israel, Hamas and Palestinian parties, and the US will meet in Cairo, where they will begin negotiations on Monday to iron out differences remaining over the US president’s plan. They have a groundswell of optimism and political momentum behind them as Israeli, Palestinian, US and Arab leaders alike urge the warring parties to reach a deal.