Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's trip to Washington this week netted President Donald Trump another nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize he covets, but the ceasefire the U.S. leader sought for the war in Gaza didn't emerge.

The latest affront to “civil society” sees Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu nominate Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize. With the former central to the bloodthirsty killing of women and children in Gaza and the latter seeing “peace” as a commodity that can be manipulated for self-aggrandisement,

President Donald Trump said a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas could be reached as soon as this week, following a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. A senior Israeli official told Reuters a deal may be reached within one or two weeks.