I’m a legal expert. Here’s why Gaza peace deals keep unravelling

NewsWorldMiddle EastI’m a legal expert. Here’s why Gaza peace deals keep unravellingTrump's Gaza peace plan shares the fatal flaw of all previous dealsAdam Farquhar The Conversation Thursday 20 August 2026 15:59 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"CF1:3036443To1","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/trump-gaza-peace-plan-israel-b3036470.html","title":"I’m a legal expert. Here’s why Gaza peace deals keep unravelling"}}CloseTrump humiliated after Tehran denies his claim of new peace talksOn The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"pianoFieldName":"receiveOnTheGround","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/onTheGround1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveOnTheGround","regSourceSection":"Middle East","regSourceNewsletter":"NSC"}}Donald Trump’s Board of Peace published a 15-point roadmap for Gaza in late July in which Hamas would hand its weapons to a committee of Pale...