Israeli government divided on ceasefire deal

Far right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir has said he will resign in protest to the deal’s approval, and far right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has said he will quit if the war doesn’t resume in six weeks - at the end of the deal's first phase. Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert gives us his analysis of the agreement.

Also on the programme: we hear from Adam Ma’anit, the cousin of Tsachi Idan, who has been named on the list of 33 hostages set to be released in the first phase of the deal; and we’ll head to an exhibition at London’s Barbican showcasing emo culture.

Joining Krupa Padhy to discuss all this and more are Shashank Joshi, the defence editor of The Economist magazine, and Lina Khatib, associate fellow of the Middle East and North Africa Programme at the UK foreign affairs thinktank, Chatham House.

(Photo: Israel’s Security Cabinet meet on January 17, 2025 to approve the ceasefire deal at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem. Credit: Koby Gideon/Israeli Government Press Office)