Trump says Gaza war ‘is over’, but analysts warn fighting could resume within weeks

SCMP · 2026-02-20
Trump says Gaza war ‘is over’, but analysts warn fighting could resume within weeks

US President Donald Trump’s declaration at the inaugural meeting of his “Board of Peace” that the war in Gaza “is over” belies what regional analysts describe as a mounting risk that Israeli military operations could resume within weeks. At the gathering in Washington on Thursday, attended by top of