Will The Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Hold?

Amanpour

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4.2 • 929 Ratings

🗓️ 17 January 2025

⏱️ 58 minutes

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At least 77 Palestinians were killed in intense bombardment since the ceasefire deal was announced, Gaza's Civil Defense says. And in Israel, far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich threatened to quit over the terms of the second phase of the agreement, a move that could threaten to collapse the Netanyahu government. The Biden administration "fully expects" the hostage deal to be implemented Sunday, while Hamas said it is "committed to the truce." Just as the ceasefire deal was being reached, Christiane sat down in Washington to discuss all this with the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Also on today's show: former hostage negotiator Gershon Baskin; Altadena, California resident Kevin Williams Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:32.6	Hello and a very warm welcome to Ammanpur. Here's what's coming up.
0:38.3	A bloody day in Gaza, as the Israeli cabinet delays a vote on the ceasefire agreement.
0:47.3	Outgoing U.S. Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken, talks Christian through the post-conflict phase of the deal, and about giving Ukraine the strongest hand to play as the Trump administration takes over.
1:00.0	And we hear from veteran Israeli mediator Hirshan Baskin on the calculus of negotiating with Hamas.
1:07.0	Then...
1:08.0	There's a time to be brave and this is time to have some common sense and I left.
1:12.6	Harish Rinovasin speaks with a long time Altadina resident, Kevin Williams,
1:17.6	and the devastation of losing your neighborhood to fire. Welcome to the program, everyone. I'm Paul Newton in New York, sitting in for
1:43.0	Kristano Mumpur. A brutal reminder in Gaza
1:46.2	today that a ceasefire that's been a long time coming is not here yet. At least 77 Palestinians were
1:54.4	killed in intense bombardment since the deal was announced. That's according to Gaza's civil defense.
1:59.8	Now meantime, the Israeli government
2:01.9	delayed a cabinet vote on the agreement, blaming Hamas for reneging on parts of the deal. Far-right
2:08.1	finance minister Bizzol al-Smotrich threatened to quit over the terms of the next phase of the
2:14.2	agreement, a move that could collapse the Netanyahu government. Now, the Biden administration fully expects the hostage deal to be implemented Sunday.
2:22.3	Hamas, too, says it is committed to the truce.
2:26.3	And amidst all the maneuvering, Israeli hostage families desperately await the return of their loved ones.
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