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United States President Donald Trump has given the Palestinian group Hamas a deadline of Sunday to agree to a deal that he says would end Israel’s war on Gaza, but also allow Israel to remain in some parts of Gaza in the short term.

Critics, pointing to Israel’s continued attacks on Lebanon following a ceasefire deal agreed there last year, and its ongoing raids on the occupied West Bank, are not sure whether the deal will actually stop Israel and bring peace to Gaza.

If it fails, many expect Israel to continue with a military campaign that has decimated Gaza, killing more than 66,000 Palestinians.

That’s despite

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