Israel and Hamas agree ceasefire deal – what we know so far: expert Q&A

By Scott Lucas, Professor of International Politics, Clinton Institute, University College Dublin

After two years of violence and the deaths of 68,000 Palestinians and more than 1,200 Israelis, most of them civilians, it has been reported that Hamas and the Netanyahu government will sign a phase 1 ceasefire agreement. This is the first part of a 20-point plan promoted by the US president, Donald Trump, and supported by the major Arab power brokers in the region.

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~	Jubilation in Gaza as news of possible ceasefire deal sinks in

~	Middle East LIVE: Israel-Hamas deal paves way for ceasefire, hostage release

~	How Donald Trump’s ‘dead cat diplomacy’ may have changed the course of the Gaza war

~	Gaza peace plan risks borrowing more from Tony Blair’s failures in the Middle East than his success in Northern Ireland

~	In 1776, Thomas Paine made the best case for fighting kings − and for being skeptical

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~	A Denver MD has spent 2 decades working with hospitalized patients experiencing homelessness − here’s what she fears and what gives her hope

~	Grattan on Friday: Will the Liberals hold firm in the fight over freedom to find information?

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