Gaza ceasefire, hostage deal reached

François PICARD | Rebecca GNIGNATI | Francesca BORRI | Alon PINKAS | Ahmed FOUAD ALKHATIB | Michael PREGENT | Noga TARNOPOLSKY | Douglas HERBERT

Edité par France 24 - 2025

Could the difference be the imminent return of Donald Trump? His return comes in the wake of the fall of the Assad regime in Syria and the pummelling of Iran proxy Hezbollah at the hands of Israel. What leverage is left for Hamas? And who to pick up the pieces of a conflict that has killed tens of thousands of people and a territory that is largely destroyed?

A truce would also prove a moment of truth for Israeli PM Binyamin Netanyahu. Do his personal fortunes depend on prolonging the war, or is this a window of opportunity to pivot away from the far right and prolong the political shelf life of Israel's longest-serving leader?

Note
  • It's a done deal for some; close but not quite over the line for others. After so many false starts since the last ceasefire 14 months ago, a deal finally appears at hand for the guns to go silent in the Gaza Strip.

Langue
anglais
Date de publication
15/01/2025
Collection
The Debate
Contributeurs
Francesca BORRI Journalist at La Repubblica
Alon PINKAS Retired Israeli diplomat
Ahmed FOUAD ALKHATIB Resident Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council
Michael PREGENT Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute
Noga TARNOPOLSKY FRANCE 24 Jerusalem correspondent
Douglas HERBERT International Affairs Commentator, FRANCE 24

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