Cease-fire in Gaza Strip was widely welcomed. It may not last. Here’s why.
Netanyahu is under pressure from right-wing members of his coalition government to resume bombardment of the Gaza Strip until Hamas is destroyed. Several have said they received assurances from Netanyahu that after the first phase of the truce ends, Israeli troops and fighter jets will once again launch in and over Gaza.
The Gaza ceasefire is stoking violence in the West Bank
Meanwhile on the ground in Gaza the ceasefire, which came into effect on January 19th, is holding. The first hostages have been released as have 90 Palestinian prisoners. Aid has begun to flow in. The idf has begun to dismantle some of its bases. Displaced Gazans are returning to the rubble of their homes.
A new wave of violence in the West Bank amid Gaza ceasefire
The West Bank continues to see increasing violence between Israeli settlers and Palestinians. Host Marco Werman speaks with Hugh Lovatt, a senior fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations, about what’s behind the recent violence.
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