It’s going to take more than the halt of Israeli-Iranian hostilities to replicate US President Donald J. Trump’s success in Gaza, let alone leverage it into a paradigm-changing Saudi, Arab, and Muslim recognition of the Jewish state.

It’s not because of a lack of effort but because the assumptions underlying the push to end Israel’s devastating 21-month-long assault on the Strip in response to Hamas’ October 7, 2023, attack on Israel are problematic.

Earlier this week, Mr. Trump asserted, “We think within the next week we’re going to get a (Gaza) ceasefire.”

Mr. Trump’s prediction came amid increasing chatter about a possible long-evasive pause, if not a permanent halt, to the Israeli assault that has turned Gaza into a pile of rubble and sparked one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises.