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US President Donald Trump’s newly announced plan to end the Israeli aggression on Gaza has injected a rare note of cautious hope into one of the darkest chapters of the modern Middle East.

When wars erupt, journalists are often the first casualties — not always in terms of physical harm, but in the silencing of their ability to bear witness. In Gaza, however, the war on journalism is not incidental. It is systematic, deliberate and persistent.