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et us be clear from the start: The risk is high. There is a very real risk that the attention Donald Trump is giving to the Middle East will fade, from the moment the indirect negotiations organized in Egypt between the Israelis and representatives of Hamas, whom the Israelis tried to assassinate in Qatar on September 9, yield results. The kind of visible, concrete results that the president of the United States can loudly praise about on his social media platform. Or, perhaps, after the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded.
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Israel's strikes on Qatar may have jump-started Gaza peace plan
The most anticipated results are well-known: the end of the war and the hostages' release. The sooner, the better, given the ongoing destruction in the Gaza Strip, where Israeli civilians, who were captured on October 7, 2023, are also still being held prisoner. Putting an end to the suffering is an absolute priority. Yet to believe that merely achieving this would be enough is a fantasy.
