Israel and Hamas have agreed to a ceasefire and hostage deal, in an announcement that has been met with jubilation, and also grief and anxiety over the immense consequences of the war and what the future holds.

Because now the questions tumble out. How vulnerable is this deal? When will the hostages be released? And what kind of world will Palestinians be returning to in Gaza? 

Today, foreign affairs and national security correspondent Matthew Knott on what part American president Joe Biden and president-elect Donald Trump played in brokering this deal. And what still stands in the way between a temporary cessation of fighting and a permanent end to this war.

 

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