ISRAEL continues horrific and barbaric attacks on Gaza where more than 60,000 Palestinians have been martyred and 1,30,000 seriously wounded .

If Trump is truly seeking a lasting ceasefire in Gaza, he must leverage US military aid to Israel to pressurise savage Benjamin Netanyahu to end attacks on Gaza. Both Joe Biden and Donald Trump called for a ceasefire but showed unwillingness to press Israel to end the attacks on Gaza. If a ceasefire is indeed the ‘utmost priority’ of the White House, it has the leverage to bring it about without further haste. Trump could push Netanyahu to stop attacks on Palestinians. Trump could use the threat of suspension of military support to attain ceasefire which very much would be in the interest of the US and the interest of the President Trump himself in terms of scoring a diplomatic win because he is desirious of having Nobel Peace Award. Israel’s blockade has caused life threats to patients and doctors. Because of Netanyahu’s barbarism largest hospital in Gaza could turn into graveyard.

Ironically, the US provides Israel with billions of dollars in military assistance each year, on top of offering it diplomatic backing at international forums like UN. While US expressed optimism about reaching a 60-day truce........

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