'It's Not A Peace Deal': BBC Expert Delivers Brutal Reality Check To Donald Trump Over Gaza

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<div><img src="https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/68edfa8a150000bee726a22f.jpeg?ops=scalefit_630_noupscale" alt="President Donald Trump holds a signed document during a summit to support ending the more than two-year Israel-Hamas war in Gaza." data-caption="President Donald Trump holds a signed document during a summit to support ending the more than two-year Israel-Hamas war in Gaza." data-credit-link-back="" data-credit="via Associated Press" />President Donald Trump holds a signed document during a summit to support ending the more than two-year Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.</div><div class="content-list-component text"><p>A BBC Middle East expert has delivered a brutal reality check to <a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/news/donald-trump/">Donald Trump’s</a> claims that the war between <a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/news/israel/">Israel </a>and Hamas “is over”.</p><p>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.</p><p>Under the agreement, <a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/news/hamas/">Hamas</a> agreed to hand over the remaining <a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/the-surviving-israeli-hostages-have-finally-been-released-heres-what-happens-next_uk_68ed178fe4b0e8155115790b">Israeli hostages </a>it had been holding captive in Gaza, while Israel released nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners from its jails.</p><p>However, lengthy negotiations are still due to take place to agree the finer details on how the agreement will deliver a permanent peace.</p><p>On Radio 4′s Today programme on Tuesday, BBC international affairs editor Jeremy Bowen said: “There’s actually almost no detail about how it’s going to be i
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