Biden’s botched Gaza ceasefire deal only demonstrates his lack of influence | Julian Borger

The US president's announcement on Friday suggested a ceasefire might be close, but Benjamin Netanyahu's rebuke was swift and decisive

The latest peace plan for Gaza was given a launch worthy of a historic turning point, with the US president delivering remarks directly to camera from the White House state dining room, declaring it finally time for this war to end".

Yet even as Joe Biden spelled out the proposal - leading in theory to a permanent end to hostilities, large-scale food deliveries and the start of reconstruction, there was clearly something awry.