"Far from envisaging any withdrawal, the Israeli military has expanded its presence and now controls about 65% of the territory. Hemmed in towards the coast in the rest of the strip, much of the [PALESTINIAN] population faces an unrelenting daily struggle. Formal schooling has not restarted, the healthcare system has been largely destroyed and the entry of medical and other humanitarian aid remains severely restricted. Reconstruction work has been blocked, while the first building contract issued by the Board of Peace has been for an outpost to host foreign troops. Meanwhile, the world’s attention has shifted to Mr Trump’s illegal and reckless war on Iran – a grievous miscalculation in which Israel’s prime minister also played his part...."

The Guardian view on the failed Gaza peace plan: Trump’s hollow claims are ignored in Jerusalem

Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has no interest in agreeing to a deal. For relief to come to Gaza, real US pressure must be exerted

Editorial Mon 10 Aug 2026 13.47 EDT

 

‘Much of the population is repeatedly displaced amid the rubble, as different areas are targeted and bombed.’ Photograph: Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto/Getty

At the end of July, Donald Trump announced that a “monumental” US-backed deal had been struck on Gaza, securing the phased disarmament of Hamas in parallel with Israeli military withdrawal. Three days later it was reported that another 18 people had died in Israeli airstrikes. Not for the first time, it appeared that Mr Trump’s rhetoric had only a distant relationship with the reality it purported to describe... READ MORE  https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/10/the-guardian-view-on-the-failed-gaza-peace-plan-trumps-hollow-claims-are-ignored-in-jerusalem

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