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Following the historic Sharm El-Sheikh summit on Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan in October and since the UN Security Council adopted that plan under Resolution 2803 last week, the US has claimed on several occasions that it has finally brought peace to the Middle East and that “a golden age” awaits the troubled region.
Like many such declarations, one must separate the hyperbole from the improbable. In Gaza’s case, nothing could be further from the sad and dismal reality that more than 2 million Palestinians have been going through since the so-called ceasefire came into effect last month. For Israel, particularly Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, “ceasefire” can mean many things, but not the cessation of hostilities.
Since the plan was signed by Trump and the guarantors of the agreement, Israel has killed more than 300 Palestinians in Gaza. The multiple ceasefire violations by the Israeli side have included using gunfire against civilians, shelling, airstrikes, property demolitions and arrests. Israel has brazenly reiterated that it is committed to the ceasefire after carrying out every breach, blaming Hamas and others for its response, which is always justified under the guise of self-defense.
