Speculation about a hostage and ceasefire deal for Gaza intensifies. There's a harrowing report

detailing what one Israeli newspaper calls arbitrary killings and rampant lawlessness in Gaza.

And we'll have an interview with a foremost historian about Israel, Syria and the world beyond.

I'm Jonathan Friedland of The Guardian in London.

And I'm Unitlavi of Channel 12 in Tel Aviv.

It's unholy to Jews on the news.

Good afternoon to those who had a good night's sleep, to those who were awakened by sirens

due to a ballistic missile from Yemen at 240 a.m.

Good evening to you.

I mean, that was quite a wake-up call for the central part of Israel tonight, Jonathan.

Yeah, I mean, and I mean, that is really in the dead middle of the night,

and I'm not looking anyone in particular,

but people with young children having to get sleeping kids down in or down or across

into sealed room, safe room, really, I mean, an ordeal.

Yeah, it was, it was quite a surprise.

And I have to tell you, I was thinking about this in the two hours I couldn't sleep after

the siren, that, you know, it's been a year and two months.

And definitely for a long period in that year and two months, we have felt the war in many ways.

Obviously, the first months, there were rockets from Hamas and Chisbalah all through the year.

You had everyone knew someone who was fighting in Gaza or fighting in Lebanon.

There were attacks from Iran.

In recent weeks, I mean, besides the fact that Israelis are walking with a heavy heart

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