President Trump has expressed doubt that the Israel-Gaza ceasefire will hold, stating, “That’s not our war; it’s their war.”(BBC)

This revelation/ pessimism, just three days after the ceasefire, has caused disappointment and anguish for peace-loving people worldwide. Many had high hopes that this ceasefire would mark a permanent end to violence in Gaza, not a temporary pause lasting only 40 days.

The aspiration was that the world would focus on rebuilding the war-ravaged ruins of Gaza — a region Donald Trump described as a “massive demolition.”

For decades, Palestinians have endured relentless tyranny, suffocation, oppression, illegal settlements, land seizures, frequent displacements, expulsions, intrigues and coercion. Horrors, death, and destruction have followed them like a never-ending shadow, leaving them devastated and exhausted in their own homeland.

Their courage and resilience should no longer be tested. Palestinians, like all human beings, deserve human rights, dignity, and honour, which........

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