Donald Trump was the essential element for the Gaza ceasefire

Posted on AllSides October 14, 2025

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For the last two years, when Israelis or diaspora Jews would talk about bringing the last living hostages home, there was a belief their spoken words would never betray: the hostages would not come home. Not all of them. Not all at once.

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