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Hamas has ruled Gaza since 2007. Now, for the first time, its hold on power feels as if it may be nearing an end. This fall’s ceasefire is part of Donald Trump’s broader peace plan that calls for phasing out Hamas’ control of Gaza in which power in Gaza would first go to a temporary governing body, before eventually going to the Palestinian Authority—the body that governs in the West Bank.

It’s unclear if any of this will come to pass. The ceasefire is extremely fragile : Israel killed more than 100 people in Gaza in strikes late last month, according to Gaza’s health authorities. The killings followed gunmen’s killing of an Israeli soldier in Gaza, according to

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