The emerging agreement mediated by U.S. President Donald Trump and his close circle—Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, the president’s son-in-law and former senior adviser—signals a remarkable demonstration of strategic leverage.

Through deft diplomacy, the Trump team has drawn in key Arab states, including Egypt, Qatar and Turkey, aligning their national interests with Washington’s broader vision of regional stabilization. Each of these states—bound by deep economic and military ties to the United States—ultimately used its influence to apply sustained pressure on Hamas. It represents an achievement that has broken the terror group’s core source of bargaining power: the hostages.

The first victory is Israel’s. After nearly two years of conflict and hostage negotiations,

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