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Newshour: 20/05/2021 13:06 GMT: Ceasefire hopes between Israel and Hamas

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20/05/2021 13:06 GMT

20/05/2021 13:06 GMT: Ceasefire hopes between Israel and Hamas

Ceasefire hopes between Israel and Hamas

BBC World Service - Newshour, Ceasefire hopes between Israel and Hamas

Mediation efforts intensify in bid to reach ceasefire between Israel and Hamas

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The UN envoy to the Middle East, Tor Wennesland, is in Qatar meeting Hamas leaders based there, while Egyptian mediators are talking to the Hamas leadership in Gaza.  A senior advisor to the Israeli Prime Minister, tells Newshour that a ceasefire could be called soon, but it needs to be permanent. 

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(Picture: Children sit on missile in Gaza Credit: EPA )

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