War could end with ceasefire implemented

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Negotiations seek a two-phased ceasefire between Israel and Hamas with the war ending once the second phase is over, former Israeli hostage and peace negotiator Gershon Baskin says.  #Israel #Hamas

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00:00Just to be clear, of course, we're not talking about a full ceasefire, a permanent ceasefire

00:05at this stage.

00:06We're talking about this...

00:07Well, we are, kind of.

00:08You know, there is an agreement that there will be a 42-day ceasefire, and on day 16

00:13they will talk about the next 42 days.

00:17My understanding is that Hamas until now has not agreed to begin a ceasefire without obligations

00:22that the war would end at the end of the second phase.

00:26I am assuming here, and perhaps this is a false assumption, but everything in my analysis

00:30says that it's correct, that the Americans have promised the Egyptians and the Qataris,

00:35who have told Hamas, that they will assure that the war will end at the end of the second

00:41ceasefire period.

00:42In other words, 42 days, and then another 42 days, and the war will end.

00:46Israel won't go in.

00:47This, of course, can all break down, and if there is a breakdown in the ceasefire, then

00:51Israel can renew its fighting, Hamas can renew its fighting.

00:54But assuming that the deal is implemented, we're looking at what will be the end of the

00:58war, because at the end of the second 42-day period, Hamas is required to release all of

01:03the Israeli hostages, or all of those that they can find.

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