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Podcast: Beyond the Headlines
Episode: Is there still hope for Gaza’s shattered ceasefire?
Description: Israel unilaterally ended the ceasefire in Gaza, with bombs raining down on the strip this week, killing more than 400 people within hours. Many children were reportedly among the dead.
By Wednesday, Israeli troops resumed ground operations to retake control of a key corridor that divides northern Gaza from the south.
Palestinians in the enclave were once again plunged into a bleak reality dominated by fear, death and displacement. They had hoped that their brief respite would become permanent, as mediators tried to advance a truce agreement and hostage deal into its next phase.
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