On Monday, the United Nations Security Council voted to adopt a resolution drafted by the United States implementing President Donald Trump’s plan to bring an end to the war that has ravaged the Gaza Strip for the last 2 years. While skepticism still surrounds the feasibility of Trump’s 20-point plan for the future of Gaza, which lays out a multi-stage process that would hand control of the Gaza Strip over to an International Stabilization Force and government administration overseen by the Trump-chaired “Board of Peace,” its advancement by the UNSC was embraced as an alternative to endless bloodshed. However, the tenuous nature of that optimistic outlook has been put into context by vitriolic responses from senior Israeli officials within the government of Benjamin Netanyahu disavowing the peace plan. Their remarks on the advancement of Trump’s plan for Gaza highlight how precarious hopes for any lasting peace in the region are.

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