Inner divisions delayed ceasefire

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Internal disagreements in Israel’s government with the far-right delayed a ceasefire, the former president of the UNGA Mogens Lykketoft says.  #Gaza #Israel

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00:00Yeah, as you say, this deal has been on the table for months, since May of last year,

00:05in fact.

00:06And we've got these mediators from Qatar, Egypt and the United States, as well as representatives

00:11from Israel and Hamas involved.

00:13I mean, why do you think it's taking so long?

00:16For me, it seems obvious that the reason for this cruel delay, I would say, is the internal

00:25disagreements in the Israeli government, where the hard right anti-Palestinian parties

00:34have been demanding a continued campaign.

00:39And I observe that some of them still are saying the same things.

00:44So that's why we all are in doubt if it will actually happen, and if it will be the necessary

00:52reopening for a huge humanitarian effort to the people of Gaza, who have suffered so

01:00much.

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