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US to focus on improving life in Gaza Strip to pressure Abbas to negotiate

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Published: 9 July 2018

Last updated: 4 March 2024

With President Trump’s promised Middle East peace plan stalled, administration officials are focusing on improving conditions in the impoverished Gaza Strip

THE LARGER PEACE proposal has been stymied by the Palestinian Authority, which would negotiate any settlement but remains incensed at Trump’s decision last year to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. A group of US officials led by Jared Kushner came away from what had appeared to be a crucial trip to the region last month without breaking the impasse.

FULL STORY Trump administration focuses on Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip, with Mideast peace plan stalled (Washington Post)

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