Gaza ceasefire and Donald Trump’s ‘dead cat diplomacy’

By Jonathan Este, Senior International Affairs Editor, Associate Editor, The Conversation

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There were emotional scenes in both Gaza and across Israel this week as people celebrated the prospect of an end to a war which has cost so many lives. Israel and Hamas agreed the first phase of a ceasefire deal which, if it holds, will bring an end to nearly two years of…

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