The 2500-year-old Hippocratic Oath has stood the test of time, with the Latin phrase “primum non nocere,” meaning “first do no harm.” While elected officials in the United States must pledge to “preserve and defend the Constitution of the United States,

US President Donald Trump has doubled down on his proposal to “clean out” Gaza by removing Palestinians living there to Jordan and Egypt, a plan which has appalled some allies but has been quickly embraced by Israel’s far right.

Already, the fragile deal has come under considerable stress, and it could collapse in the weeks to come. Yet for the time being, the fighting has stopped in both Gaza and Lebanon, and hostages have begun to come home.