Hello, today we're in Canada to find out why voters fell out of love with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who resigned this week after nine years in power.

In South Korea, we hear how women are being silenced by online gamers and how companies are capitulating to their scaremongering tactics.

And we're in Finland, where a small town had its Christmas disrupted

after reports that a Russian shadow ship was responsible for cutting underwater power cables.

But first we're in Jerusalem, where hopes of a ceasefire have

been raised and then dashed intermittently over recent months. This week, U.S. Secretary of State

Anthony Blinken raised the prospect once more that a ceasefire agreement was very close, and still

we wait. Meanwhile, Israel's bombardment of Gaza continues,

and this week the IDF announced they had discovered the body of a Bedouin Arab hostage

in an underground tunnel in Rafa. Even when, as ceasefire is agreed, it will do little to mend

the deep mistrust that exists between many

Israeli and Palestinian communities. A schism which has grown only wider over the past year

and which is more visible than ever, says our correspondent John Donison. He's lived and worked in the

region for many years. And here he reflects on the challenges he faces in maintaining cordial ties with friends on both sides of the conflict, whilst navigating everyday life as a foreign correspondent in the city.

Some of the best things about being a foreign correspondent are the people you meet, the camaraderie amongst colleagues, and the nights out after work.

Don't get me wrong, we graft hard. Nobody has put in more hours lately than the BBC Middle East team.

But there's also been time for good food, drink and a few laughs.

It's been over a couple of beers that I've

met some of my best contacts and picked up my most interesting stories. I'll admit, sometimes

the juxtaposition makes me uneasy. But it is, I think, a reality that most journalists in the

field will recognise.

On route to Jerusalem, I picked up a couple of bottles of malt whiskey at the duty-free,

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