Palestinians flee the city of Gaza on May 16, 2025. (Credit: Bashar Taleb/AFP)
He began his second term with promises of peace. But after four months in the White House and four days visiting the Middle East, the "Trump Tour" ended without concrete progress on Gaza. The Palestinian enclave, embroiled in a war with Israel that has claimed more than 53,000 lives in 19 months, was certainly not completely absent from the discourse. "Gulf countries know that any plan to stabilize the region includes a solution to the Palestinian conflict, but nothing has been made public," noted Amjad Iraqi, a consultant at the Crisis Group. During his visit to Qatar on Thursday, Donald Trump reiterated his desire to make the strip of land a "zone of freedom" under American patronage. "We will seek ways to end the war in Gaza, where many people are suffering from famine," he assured the following...
He began his second term with promises of peace. But after four months in the White House and four days visiting the Middle East, the "Trump Tour" ended without concrete progress on Gaza. The Palestinian enclave, embroiled in a war with Israel that has claimed more than 53,000 lives in 19 months, was certainly not completely absent from the discourse. "Gulf countries know that any plan to stabilize the region includes a solution to the Palestinian conflict, but nothing has been made public," noted Amjad Iraqi, a consultant at the Crisis Group. During his visit to Qatar on Thursday, Donald Trump reiterated his desire to make the strip of land a "zone of freedom" under American patronage. "We will seek ways to end the war in Gaza, where many people are suffering from famine," he assured the...