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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Maira Butt

How Trump’s promise of peace and prosperity in Gaza fell apart in six months

President Donald Trump described the board of peace for Gaza as the “Greatest and Most Prestigious Board ever assembled at any time, any place”. It was the centre of his vision for reconstruction in the war-torn enclave and the backbone of his bid for the Nobel Peace Prize.

When his son-in-law Jared Kushner unveiled the “board of peace master plan” in Davos in January, he presented an elaborate slideshow of a futuristic utopia featuring luxury apartments, more than 100,000 housing units, 75 medical facilities, a data centre and “coastal tourism”.

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