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

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

President Donald Trump holds a signed document during a summit to support ending the more than two-year Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. A BBC Middle East expert has delivered a brutal reality check to Donald Trump’s claims that the war between Israel and Hamas “is over”. 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. Under the agreement, Hamas agreed to hand over the remaining Israeli hostages it had been holding captive in Gaza, while Israel released nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners from its jails. However, lengthy negotiations are still due to take place to agree the finer details on how the agreement will deliver a permanent peace. 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 implemented. “Donald Trump essentially stated the destination, but he didn’t say state how you got there, and that seems to be his style. “It’s important to get some clarity from looking at what it is and what it isn’t. It is not a peace deal, it is not a peace process, it’s a ceasefire and hostage agreement. “Now that’s a considerable achievement in itself, and it tries to go on to state where it wants to go, but it doesn’t say how you get there and that’s a real problem. “Trump is talking as if the deal is done when it hasn’t even started. At Sharm they signed something they called the Trump Declaration for Enduring Peace and Prosperity. It’s full of aspirations, but once again it’s almost devoid of content.” Keir Starmer was among the world leaders who flew to Egypt to attempt the signing ceremony for Trump’s deal. He acknowledged that there was still a long way to go to achieve long-term peace, and said the UK was ready to play its part. He said: “What happens tomorrow really matters, and that’s why, what I’ve been discussing with leaders all day is, what part can we play? “And we, the United Kingdom in particular I think, can play a part in monitoring the ceasefire, but also decommissioning the capability of Hamas and their weaponry drawing on our experience in Northern Ireland. “So the question today has already moved to, how do we implement how do we make sure this moves forward? It’s really important we keep that focus. We mustn’t have any missteps now.” Related... 'Utterly Humiliating': Starmer Mocked Over Awkward Donald Trump Moment At Peace Summit Trump And Macron’s Handshake Turns Into a Bizarre Power Struggle At Egypt Summit Trump Declares 'The War Is Over' As Israel Hostages Are Freed At Last