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As the world watches the fragile implementation of President Donald Trump’s Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict, the question lingers: is lasting peace in Gaza achievable? After more than two years
In October 2025, as the world marked the second anniversary of the horrific October 7, 2023, Hamas attacks that claimed over 1,200 Israeli lives and saw hundreds taken hostage, Wikipedia—the self-proclaimed bastion