US optimistic about ceasefire but Hamas disagrees

Antony Blinken, the US Secretary of State, lands in Israel on Sunday to continue ceasefire talks. Israel’s government has expressed cautious optimism about reaching a potential agreement.

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Joining presenter Paul Henley are Bonnie Greer, an author, playwright and columnist for the New European newspaper and the Byline Times; and Stefan Stern, a journalist and author specialising in leadership and management in the workplace.

(Photo: US President Joe Biden meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (not pictured) and the Israeli war cabinet, as he visits Israel amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Tel Aviv, Israel, 18 October, 2023. Credit: Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters)