Middle East & Africa | The would-be peacemaker

Can Donald Trump force a ceasefire in Gaza?

As Binyamin Netanyahu travels to Washington, negotiators in Doha are racing to hammer out the details

A sunset over Gaza
Photograph: AFP
|JERUSALEM|3 min read

TWO WEEKS after Israel’s dramatic war against Iran, Binyamin Netanyahu is arriving in Washington to bask in glory alongside Donald Trump. But to receive a victor’s reception at the White House, Israel’s prime minister may have to yield to America’s president on another matter.

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