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Riley Fester your other host what're going to do is we're going to look at five stories from the news to try and see what they mean, at least from our perspective here in the hopes that may be useful to you.

What's the first one Riley? The viability of a US-backed proposal to end the

eighth month-long war in Gaza is uncertain after

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated he would only agree to a

partial ceasefire that would not conclude the conflict.

Netanyahu's comments aired on a conservative Israeli channel

suggest that he was willing to make a deal to secure the return of some of the

roughly 120 hostages held by Hamas, but insisted on continuing the award to eliminate the organization.

This stance contrasts with the broader ceasefire deal outlined by US President of

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