Israeli-Hamas Ceasefire Agreement Brings Relief, Uncertainty and Hope for the End of Brutal War

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🗓️ 21 January 2025

⏱️ 56 minutes

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The first Israeli hostages and Palestinian political prisoners have been released and Gazan exiles have begun returning to their war-ravaged communities after the Israel and Hamas ceasefire deal went into effect Sunday. After 15 months of brutal war, the ceasefire has brought much relief but also uncertainty about whether it will last and under what terms. We talk about what the ceasefire agreement means and what could happen next. Guests: Omar Dajani, professor of law, University of the Pacific's McGeorge School of Law; board member, A Land For All; former senior legal advisor, Palestine Liberation Organization's Negotiations Support Unit Jacqueline Mates-Muchin, senior rabbi, Temple Sinai, Oakland Janine Zacharia, lecturer, Stanford University; former Jerusalem Bureau Chief and Middle East correspondent, Washington Post Andrew Roth, global affairs correspondent, The Guardian Sam Hindi, former mayor of Foster City, member of the Palestinian American Coalition-San Francisco Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:01.0	From KQED. From KQaeda in San Francisco, I'm Alexis Madrigal. The first Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners have been released, and Ghazan exiles have begun returning to their war-ravaged communities
1:10.0	after the Israel- Hamas ceasefire deal
1:12.6	went into effect on Sunday. After 15 months of brutal war, the ceasefire has brought some relief,
1:20.0	but also uncertainty. Will it last? What will the terms be as time goes on? How can the Gaza Strip
1:27.3	possibly be rebuilt?
1:29.1	We'll get the latest on the ceasefire,
1:31.1	talk about the next steps and the deal structure,
1:34.0	and hear some local reactions.
1:35.8	That's all coming up next after this news. Welcome the forum. I'm Alexis Madrigal.
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