The Heat: Israel-Hamas Ceasefire
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.
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.