The first signs of peace are visible in Gaza after two years of devastation, and there is finally a glimmer of hope. U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan has led us to a place where the remaining Israeli hostages can return home, and the fighting in Gaza can be halted.

Such steps deserve welcome, for they remind us that faith in dialogue and justice still has the power to guide us toward reconciliation. As Secretary General of the Muslim World League, I feel the weight of this moment profoundly. Now that we have a positive step forward in the negotiations between politicians and diplomats, religious leaders have an essential role to play in rebuilding lasting peace.

The wounds run deep. Hamas’s brutal assault on Oct. 7, 2023 claimed nearly 1,200 lives in Israel. Many of the around 250

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