When Donald Trump brokered the Abraham Accords in his first term, he heralded the normalization agreements between Israel and several Arab states as “the foundation for a comprehensive peace across the entire region.” In truth, the Accords were a diplomatic handshake between countries that had never fought a war. They did not resolve the region’s conflicts, and were not the seismic achievement that Trump presented them to be. Last night, however, Trump finally struck his first real blow for Middle East peace—if all goes according to his plan.

“I am very proud to announce that Israel and Hamas have both signed off on the first Phase of our Peace Plan,” the president announced on Truth Social, “This means that ALL of the Hostages will be released very soon, and Israel will withdraw their Tr

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