President Donald Trump holds a signed document during a summit to support ending the more than two-year Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.

A BBC Middle East expert has delivered a brutal reality check to Donald Trump’s claims that the war between Israel and Hamas “is over”.

The US president made the bold prediction as world leaders gathered in Sharm El-Sheikh in Egypt to sign a peace deal ending the two-year-long conflict.

Under the agreement, Hamas agreed to hand over the remaining Israeli hostages it had been holding captive in Gaza, while Israel released nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners from its jails.

However, lengthy negotiations are still due to take place to agree the finer details on how the agreement will deliver a permanent peace.

On Radio 4′s Today programme on Tuesday, BBC international........

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