President Donald Trump speaks upon departing a news conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in foreground, in the State Dining Room of the White House, Monday, Sept. 29, 2025, in Washington.

A BBC expert has pinpointed the Israeli military mistake which ultimately led to a breakthrough in attempts to find peace in the Middle East.

Jeremy Bowen said an attempted strike on the Hamas leadership as they held talks in Qatar caused such a “backlash” that Donald Trump piled pressure on Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu to end the war.

Trump announced on Wednesday night that the first phase of

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