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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Bel Trew

Trump has announced peace in the Middle East - the problem is Hamas and Israel are backing different deals

Friday night brought flickers of what almost everyone – bar Benjamin Netanyahu’s extreme right, warmongering cabinet ministers – has been desperate for. News of a ceasefire, and a possible plan to free Gaza from the slaughterhouse it has become over the last two years.

Hamas tentatively welcomed Donald Trump’s efforts, as well as those of the international community and Arab states, to end the devastating war.

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