Hundreds of thousands of Australians have rallied in desperate support of a ceasefire in Gaza. Photo: Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS

The global push to give Palestinians their own nation appears no closer to fruition, a leading expert warns, despite Israel and Hamas signing on to the first stage of a 20-point peace plan.

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The warring sides have agreed to lay down their weapons, marking a turning point in the conflict that flared after Hamas's October 7 attacks on Israel in 2023.

Since then, tens of thousands of Palestinians, many of them women and children, have been killed in ongoing

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