Middle East crisis live: Trump says ‘Israel is very happy’ with Gaza peace plan but doesn’t say if withdrawal or Hamas disarmament comes first

President Trump says Israel is very happy with a new Gaza peace plan and claims Hamas has agreed to complete disarmament, though he hasn't said whether an Israeli withdrawal or that disarmament would come first, The Guardian reports. He called the agreement a great breakthrough, but the newspaper notes support for the disarmament claim remains uncertain. In Gaza, the reaction has been scepticism rather than celebration, The Guardian says, after three years of war and repeated promises about Palestinians' fate.

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