After rejecting a ceasefire in Israel's war on Gaza for months, the Biden administration wants the fighting to end.
How “permanent” is the US/Israeli plan for a “permanent ceasefire” in Gaza? The intentional vagueness of the proposal to bring a “sustainable period of calm” to the Gaza Strip is the biggest obstacle preventing an agreement, argues Michael Hanna of the International Crisis Group.
Hanna tells host Steve Clemons that the governments mediating between Israel and Hamas have given the latter “private guarantees” that are not mentioned in writing.
This, coupled with belligerent public statements by Israeli leaders and epic levels of mistrust between all sides, is ruining the chances of ending the catastrophic war in Gaza, Hanna says.
