Two years on from the deadly 7 October attacks, an end to the war in Gaza finally appears to be within reach. After endorsing the overall principles behind Donald Trump’s 20-point peace plan, delegations from Israel and Hamas have gathered separately in Egypt to discuss the details with Qatari and Egyptian mediators.

As it stands, “the ‘yes, but’ from Israel and the ‘yes, but for sure’ from Hamas to the president’s 20 points basically reflects still the impossibility right now of reconciling what the Israelis want for an end state and what Hamas does”, Aaron David Miller, a Middle East negotiator for several former US administrations, told PBS .

Here are some of the most pressing questions that need to be resolved:

What will happen to the Israeli hostages?

Under Trump’s plan, all 20

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