Mustafa Barghouti, president of the Palestinian National Initiative, spoke with Fareed about the lack of attention paid to Palestinian prisoners held by Israel and about who will lead Gaza in the future.

Sunday’s delayed start to the truce was a minor problem compared with the difficult choices and American leverage needed to get both parties to the second phase, which could end the war.

An agreement for a ceasefire to end the ongoing war in Gaza is “very close,” according to a key mediator for the negotiations in Doha. Speaking at a news conference, Qatari foreign ministry spokesman Majed al-Ansari has said negotiations are in their "final stages" and potential stumbling blocks have been "addressed.

The Palestinian factions and forces held a meeting in the Qatari capital, Doha, on Saturday, to discuss the implementation of the Gaza ceasefire agreement and prisoners exchange with Israeli occupation through Qatari-Egyptian mediation.

Hamas has accepted a draft agreement for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip whilst Israel insists details are still being finalised

Mustafa Barghouti, the secretary-general of political party the Palestinian National Initiative, believes that Prime Minister Netanyahu ran out of options to stop a ceasefire from being implemented.

Negotiations ‘on the brink’ as far-right try to block Gaza deal - Hamas has accepted a draft agreement for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip whilst Israel insists details are still being finalised

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TENS of thousands of Palestinians streamed back into the most heavily destroyed part of the Gaza Strip today after Israel lifted its closure of the north for the first time since the early weeks of 15 months of fighting.

As survivors in Gaza begin to return to their homes during the first ceasefire in over a year, we speak to Sharif Abdel Kouddous of Drop Site News about the future of those who have been displaced. As Palestinians are “returning to a devastated landscape

As we wait for this next round of exchanges, the Israeli government and the Israeli military have launched a significant attack on the West Bank, centering on Janine. There is a lot to talk about, and we are going to be joined by a leading Palestinian political figure in just a moment.

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