Despite Donald Trump's hyperbole that his 20-point peace plan to end the war in Gaza will create "eternal peace" in the Middle East, it could be doomed for the many of the same reasons that killed earlier ceasefire hopes.
The key sticking point in past ceasefire proposals has been the so-called day after in Gaza — the question of what will happen to the war-obliterated Palestinian enclave after Hamas releases the remaining Israeli hostages it has been holding for almost two years.
The last ceasefire, which lasted less than six weeks between January and March, fell apart after Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu decided he would not proceed to the second and third stages of the proposed deal.
It would have seen Israeli forces withdraw from Gaza and end the fighting permanently, setting the stage for the shattered territory to embark on a long rebuilding process.
But in that agreement, where exactly Israeli troops would withdraw to, who precisely would oversee Gaza's rebuilding process, and what troops would provide security for the enclave were never clearly spelled out.
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