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US President Donald Trump proposes that Israeli development in an area that would become the Palestinian state under his Middle East peace plan be frozen for four years. "During this time, Palestinians can use all appropriate deliberation to study the deal, negotiate with Israel, achieve the criteria for statehood, and become a truly independent and wonderful state," Trump says at the White House in Washington. SOUNDBITE
US President Donald Trump says his Middle East peace plan offers "a realistic two-state solution that resolves the risk of Palestinian statehood to Israel's security." SOUNDBITE
Several thousand people gather at Place de la République in Paris for a demonstration calling for peace in the Middle East and in support of the Palestinian people. IMAGES
"This map will more than double the Palestinian territory and provide a Palestinian capital in East Jerusalem," says US President Donald Trump as he unveils a plan aimed at solving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. SOUNDBITE
White House adviser Jared Kushner said Tuesday that his plan for the Middle East was "the opportunity of the century" for the Palestinians but that their acceptance was a pre-condition to peace. SOUNDBITE
US President Donald Trump called the Lebanese Shiite militia Hezbollah a threat to the entire Middle East on Tuesday, accusing it and Iran of fueling a humanitarian disaster in Syria. SOUNDBITE
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken leaves Joint Base Andrews as he heads back to the Middle East to push ahead a Gaza ceasefire deal, as cautious optimism rises. The top US diplomat, who is putting off vacation plans for his ninth trip to the Middle East since Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, will fly to Tel Aviv ahead of expected meetings with the Israeli leadership. IMAGES