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Peace finally descends on the Middle East: Now the battle to make it last begins

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US President Donald Trump (left) speaking with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem, Israel, on Oct 13.

US President Donald Trump (left) speaking with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem on Oct 13.

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For the Middle East, 738 days of death, destruction and unbearable suffering are now finally over.

There were cries of joy throughout Israel on Oct 13, as

all the country’s living hostages were released

from the captivity of Hamas, the radical Palestinian militia in control of Gaza.

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