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he sudden resurgence of violence that gripped Gaza on Sunday, October 19, served as a warning. Less than a week after Donald Trump staged what appeared to be an immediate, yet uncertain, success for the future of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, new Palestinian and Israeli deaths, along with the suspension of humanitarian aid deliveries, underscored what can happen when both sides are left to themselves.
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Fragile ceasefire resumes in Gaza after day of violence
The return to the region of the US president's personal envoys – his son-in-law Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff – clearly showed that the White House recognized the challenge posed by reviving a process that could, under certain conditions, eventually lead to the creation of a Palestinian state. However, the task ahead is formidable.
