After months of haggling, lobbying, and even threatening, US President Donald Trump now finds himself with a real shot at the coveted Nobel Peace Prize. Late on Monday, Trump made Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu apologise to Qatar, paving the way for a comprehensive US-led 20-point Gaza peace plan . The breakthrough, dubbed "historic day for peace" by Trump, envisages an immediate ceasefire, hostage releases, and a governance overhaul in Gaza.

Then came the affirmation Trump had been waiting for. In a joint statement on Tuesday, the foreign ministers of the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Egypt, Jordan, Turkey, Indonesia, and Pakistan hailed his "leadership and sincere efforts to end the war in Gaza".

The breakthrough, after an Israeli strike in Doha that killed a Qatari citizen,

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