Dhaka, Feb. 9 -- The recent developments in the Middle East, particularly following Donald Trump's return to the Oval Office, have plunged the region into a renewed state of turmoil, as per a report published in this newspaper on Saturday.

The fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, which offered a glimmer of hope for Palestinians returning to their ravaged homes, is now overshadowed by incendiary rhetoric and misguided policies that threaten to exacerbate an already volatile situation.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's recent comments, suggesting that the creation of a Palestinian state is a "security threat" to Israel, are not only dismissive of Palestinian aspirations for self-determination but also dangerously provocativ...