Just hours before President Donald Trump urged Israel on Friday to stop bombing the Gaza Strip, I gained access to the besieged city of Gaza, where the last main vestiges of the Hamas terrorist organization are holding out. Israel’s political echelon ordered the Israel Defense Forces to stop operations while preparations started to secure — as part of Trump’s 20-point peace plan — the swift release of 48 Israeli hostages held by Hamas. Israel’s government believes only 20 of those hostages remain alive.

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