What Trump is proposing is clearly catastrophic for Gaza, but it would also be destabilising for the countries in the region
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Hamas is trying to show Israel that it failed to destroy it but also that the movement will have a veto over Gaza’s future going forward
One has to take it seriously, since this is the president of the United States putting something on the table
Kelly Petillo on the impact of Israel passing two laws banning UNRWA in Gaza and the West Bank
It is said, for example, that Hamas has lost 6,000 fighters, but it seems to be recruiting, or rather mobilizing, around 6,000 members from its reserves
Despite its considerable losses, and the disastrous consequences that its actions have had for Gaza, Hamas emerges from the conflict with a sense of triumphalism and domestic strength
All in all, it is the outcome to which we all aspired, both the international community and national governments, first and foremost the United States
It seems like the pressure on Benjamin Netanyahu from the incoming Trump administration to accept the agreement was decisive
Where the EU does have an important role to play, should it be able to step up, is in terms of helping to formulate and shape what comes after the ceasefire