In the long and fractured history of attempts to bring peace to Gaza, Donald Trump announced what he called a historic disarmament agreement with Hamas — a declaration that arrived before the consent of either principal party. Israel had already rejected the proposal as insufficient, and Hamas described it as a draft rather than a commitment, leaving the announcement suspended between aspiration and reality. Such is the recurring condition of peace in contested lands: the proclamation precedes the peace, and the distance between the two is measured in lives.
Trump Announces Hamas Disarmament Deal, But Israel and Hamas Express Deep Skepticism
At least six Palestinians, including two children, killed in Israeli strikes on Thursday; over 1,200 Palestinians mostly civilians killed since ceasefire began in October.