Matt Frei: So it’s interesting that Gershon Baskin thought it was Donald Trump saying all hell will break loose if the hostages aren’t released – was aimed actually at Netanyahu and not so much on Hamas or the Palestinians. Do you think that Trump is good for your cause or bad for your cause?

An agreement for a ceasefire to end the ongoing war in Gaza is “very close,” according to a key mediator for the negotiations in Doha. Speaking at a news conference, Qatari foreign ministry spokesman Majed al-Ansari has said negotiations are in their "final stages" and potential stumbling blocks have been "addressed.

Israel and Hezbollah agreed to a ceasefire in a conflict parallel to the Gaza war in November. That ceasefire, which was brokered by the United States and France, requires Israeli