Watch: How Trump's relationships helped pull off a Gaza deal

The BBC's Anthony Zurcher breaks down how the US president's connections have brought about a breakthrough moment for the Middle East.

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For the Trump administration, the announcement has become one of the crowning foreign policy achievements of the president's second term in office.

The BBC's Anthony Zurcher breaks down how the US president's connections have brought about a breakthrough moment for the Middle East.

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Watch: Trump and Netanyahu outline peace plan to end war in GazaThe deal proposes an end to military operations, a release of Israeli hostages by Hamas and the immediate delivery of aid to Gaza.