The Trump administration’s unfinished business in Gaza

Published January 1, 2026 11:25pm ET



President Donald Trump’s boast about ending the Israel-Hamas war was a bit premature.

Trump, on Oct. 13, addressed the Knesset in Jerusalem. The speech to the Israeli legislature marked the implementation of a landmark ceasefire and hostage deal in the Gaza Strip that the Trump administration helped negotiate, a bit over two years after the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas terrorist attacks on Israel.

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