Middle East crisis: Trump says ‘Israel is very happy’ with Gaza peace plan but doesn’t say if withdrawal or Hamas disarmament comes first – as it happened

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We are pausing this blog for the moment but our latest reporting can be found here: On Thursday night, Donald Trump declared a breakthrough in negotiations over the disarmament of Hamas in Gaza and the withdrawal of Israeli forces, issues that have so far stalled the implementation of last October’s ceasefire, but Israel has yet to respond officially to the plan and government officials have voiced scepticism over the deal. In particular, there is confusion over what should happen first, Hamas to disarm or the IDF to withdraw. Trump offered no clarity on the matter of the sequence of events at Friday’s cabinet meeting at Camp David. Asked if Israel…

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