The Heat: Israel-Hamas Ceasefire
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Four months after a ceasefire agreement was reached between Israel and Hamas, there is growing uncertainty as to what comes next for the Palestinian people.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace has earmarked billions of dollars to rebuild Gaza. During the inaugural summit in Washington, D.C. last week. Leaders pledged $7 billion in addition to the $10 billion committed by the United States.
The United Nations, European Union and World Bank estimate $70 billion is needed to rebuild Gaza with more than 80% of the buildings, including homes, hospitals and schools destroyed.
The United Nations Human Rights Chief Volker Turk says the situation there "remains catastrophic.”
Guests:
Mohamed Higazy is a former Egyptian Ambassador and former Egyptian Assistant Foreign Minister.
Sara Yael Hirschhorn is a Historian at the University of Haifa and a fellow with the Jewish People Policy Institute.
Xavier Abu Eid is a Political Scientist based in Ramallah, Occupied West Bank.
Nabeel Khoury is a former U.S. Diplomat and author of “Bunker Diplomacy: An Arab-American in the U.S. Foreign Service Personal Reflections on 25 years of U.S. Policy in the Middle East.