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The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, expected to begin its first phase Sunday, has brought relief to the international community but questions about whether the truce will hold — an issue that President-elect Trump will have to oversee when he takes office next week.

The deal could halt some 15 months of fighting between Israel and Hamas that has leveled vast tracts of Gaza.

I am eager for the war in Gaza to end and for the hostages to be released. Yet, I am concerned that the ceasefire deal agreed upon this week by Israel and Hamas is inevitably going to allow Hamas to retalia...

Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib has emerged as a voice of unique clarity in the zero-sum debate over Israel-Palestine.

Despite losing 32 members of his family in this war, Ahmed has become one of the most vocal Palestinian critics of Hamas in the West, bringing a rare nuance and undisputed humanity to debate that has been so lacking online and off. Jewish News isn’t in the business of bringing speakers to the UK, but this time it felt too important not to.

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An outspoken critic of Hamas has told a London audience that while he did not claim to speak on behalf of all Palestinians, he was confident thousands of Gazans were similarly critical, adding — “I see the seeds of transformation on social media”.

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I joined the Debate on France 24 (@F24Debate) to discuss the ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel and its implications for Gaza, the region, "resistance" movements, the incoming Trump Administration, and impact on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.