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Trump's "historic breakthrough" in Gaza was short
Slate • • world
Key Points:
- President Trump announced a "historic breakthrough" peace deal last Thursday, claiming Hamas would disarm and Israel would withdraw from Gaza, but the agreement quickly vanished from headlines amid ongoing Middle East conflicts.
- The 15-point "Roadmap" document lacks concrete details, including no clear sequence for disarmament or withdrawal, and relies on non-existent organizations like NCAG, IVC, and ISF to enforce the plan.
- None of the involved parties, including Israel and Hamas, have approved the Roadmap, indicating it was drafted without serious diplomatic backing and largely authored by Trump's inexperienced emissaries.
- The Board of Peace, chaired by Trump and responsible for issuing the Roadmap, has no real authority or operational capacity, serving more as a platform for Trump's personal ambitions than a genuine peace-making body.
- Hamas immediately rejected disarming without Israeli ceasefire, and Israel resumed airstrikes, underscoring the Roadmap's irrelevance and suggesting the announcement was a distraction from Trump’s broader Middle East challenges.
