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Ahmad Algohbary

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Freelance Yemeni journalist | Emmy & Sheffield nominee | OJAs winner | Covers Yemen/ME impartially. Occasionally shares personal views. Reposting ≠ endorsement. https://buymeacoffee.com/ahmadalgohbary

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Ahmad Algohbary @ahmadalgohbary.bsky.social · 15h

BREAKING: Trump: “I will arrive in Israel on Sunday and address the Knesset.”

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Israeli Channel 14

Ahmad Algohbary @ahmadalgohbary.bsky.social · 15h

Crowds fill the streets of central Gaza in celebration following the announcement of the end of Israel’s war on the Strip.

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Ahmad Algohbary @ahmadalgohbary.bsky.social · 15h

New video footage shows the moment Marco Rubio informed Trump that a peace deal in Gaza was “very close.”

Ahmad Algohbary @ahmadalgohbary.bsky.social · 16h

A White House official said the agreement will be presented to the Israeli government tomorrow, and once approved, Israel must withdraw to the agreed line within 24 hours.

Ahmad Algohbary @ahmadalgohbary.bsky.social · 16h

Associated Press: Israeli forces will begin withdrawing from most of the Gaza Strip once the 20 surviving Israeli hostages are released.

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Ahmad Algohbary @ahmadalgohbary.bsky.social · 16h

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Celebrations erupt in Gaza following the announcement of a peace deal ending the war.

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Ahmad Algohbary @ahmadalgohbary.bsky.social · 16h

U.S. official: We expect the release of Israeli hostages on Monday.

Ahmad Algohbary @ahmadalgohbary.bsky.social · 16h

Watch: The joy of children in Gaza as they hear news of a ceasefire agreement that could end the war.

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Ahmad Algohbary @ahmadalgohbary.bsky.social · 16h

CNN:

An Israeli source says the release of Israeli hostages is expected on Saturday or Sunday.

Ahmad Algohbary @ahmadalgohbary.bsky.social · 16h

Breaking | Hamas:

-We announce a deal to end the war on Gaza, ensure the withdrawal of Israeli forces, allow aid entry, and implement a prisoner exchange.

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Ahmad Algohbary @ahmadalgohbary.bsky.social · 16h

The ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas will take effect at 12:00 PM (Cairo time).

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Ahmad Algohbary @ahmadalgohbary.bsky.social · 16h

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says, “With God's help we will bring them all home,” after Trump announces first phase of Israel-Hamas deal.

Ahmad Algohbary @ahmadalgohbary.bsky.social · 16h

Qatari Foreign Ministry announces that Israel and Hamas have reached the first phase of a peace agreement.

Ahmad Algohbary @ahmadalgohbary.bsky.social · 16h

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio reportedly asked President Trump for approval of a Truth Social post announcing the Gaza agreement, a move that caused Trump to leave the meeting earlier than planned.

Ahmad Algohbary @ahmadalgohbary.bsky.social · 16h

Qatari Foreign Ministry: Details of the first phase of the Gaza agreement will be announced later.

Ahmad Algohbary @ahmadalgohbary.bsky.social · 17h

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‎But many, especially in Britain, who know Blair best, are laughing at the idea. They’ve seen who he really is.

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Ahmad Algohbary @ahmadalgohbary.bsky.social · 17h

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Yet Trump’s team describes the plan as bold and clever, one that could end the war, bring immediate relief to Gaza, promise a brighter future for its people, ensure Israel’s absolute security, and free all hostages.

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Unsurprisingly, Palestinians have rejected the idea outright, and most Arab and Muslim countries have voiced strong opposition or deep reservations. A foreign figure ruling part of the Arab world? That’s a hard “no.”

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Trump’s press conference with Netanyahu unveiled the vision: a Gaza plan where Tony Blair governs the Strip on Israel’s behalf, excluding both Hamas and the Palestinian Authority.

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According to a British source cited by Times of Israel, Netanyahu’s fingerprints are “all over” the plan, some even say he might as well have written it himself.

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That plan failed. But five years later, Blair and Kushner are back with a new proposal for Gaza’s future, one reportedly shaped directly by Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu.

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His influence surged again when Donald Trump entered the White House. During Trump’s first term, Blair attended the 2019 Bahrain workshop, part of Jared Kushner’s “Deal of the Century” peace plan.

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In 2016, Blair shut down that company and launched a new nonprofit: the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, which also advises governments, and remains highly active in the Middle East.

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Surprisingly, many of his clients were in the Arab world. Despite his track record, Middle Eastern governments sought his “expertise.”