Gaza: Israel and Hamas mull new peace proposal from Egypt

Egypt has confirmed that it has put forward a three-stage proposal which would see the gradual release of hostages IN exchange FOR Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails followed by several humanitarian pauses which would lead to a ceasefire. A Hamas delegation is now in Cairo for further discussions.

Also in the programme: Ukrainian reaction to Russia's largest ever attack; and the controversy over wolf packs in Switzerland.

Joining Julian Worricker on the programme are; Shiva Rahbaran, an Iranian-born writer and Paul Melly, a fellow in the Africa Programme at the Chatham House thinktank.

(Picture: Dozens of people take part in a demonstration organized by Mothers of Hope organization to ask the release of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza, on the Place du Trocadero in Paris, France, 29 December 2023. Credit: Photo by TERESA SUAREZ/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)