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From The New York Times, I'm Rachel Abrams and this is The Daily.
It's been nearly two years since Hamas carried out its deadly attacks on Israel on October 7th,
and Israel began its bombardment of Gaza.
Since then, the humanitarian crisis in Gaza has only worsened, and Hamas is still holding hostages.
But the images of Palestinian suffering have lately fueled international pressure on Israel to end the war and pushed Western powers to recognize a Palestinian state.
This culminated last week at the United Nations,
where a group of world leaders formally recognized Palestinian statehood,
which deepened Israel's isolation.
But just a week later,
a new peace plan unveiled by President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu underscored the reality that Palestinian statehood is a long way off.
Today,
the optimism and the fury of this moment and what this recognition actually means It's Friday,