A group of eight Muslim-majority countries has warned that ongoing Israeli military operations in Gaza could affect efforts to implement US President Donald Trump’s proposed peace framework. The countries said the operations could weaken diplomatic efforts aimed at moving forward with the next stage of Trump’s Gaza peace framework. What is Trump’s Gaza peace framework? The proposed framework focuses on ending the Gaza conflict through a series of steps involving Hamas and Israel. While the US-backed framework aims to create a path towards a ceasefire, differences between Israel, Hamas and regional countries continue to complicate negotiations.