US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hold a joint press conference at the White House on Monday. Jonathan Ernst/Reuters

Donald Trump called it “potentially one of the great days ever in civilization.”

Even for a president known for hyperbole, this was setting expectations absurdly high for his new 20-point peace plan for Gaza.

But this is an administration that often treats announcements as world-changing breakthroughs. It’s only got one peacemaking play — expressing extreme optimism designed to bounce rival parties into an agreement.

Still, the humanitarian situation in Gaza is so horrific, and the plight of remaining hostages held by Hamas following the October 7, 2023, terror attacks is so dire, that any hope for ending agonizing human misery

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