Negotiators from the US, Israel and Hamas are set to begin talks, as the US president said the first phase should be completed this week

• Israel continues Gaza bombardment as Trump plan negotiators arrive in Cairo

As to the immediate future, the plan provides for “full aid” to be sent to Gaza, parts of which are suffering from famine and regular deaths from starvation…

With Hamas banished, Gaza’s governance would be passed to a temporary transitional body in the form of a “technocratic and apolitical Palestinian committee”, which would in turn be overseen and supervised by an international “Board of Peace”, headed by Donald Trump. The board would include other heads of state and international officials, including the former British prime minister, Tony Blair.