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23/05/2021 GMT

Ceasefire holds in the Middle East

BBC World Service - Weekend, Ceasefire holds in the Middle East

The UN Security Council has urged Israel and the Palestinians to honour peace

The UN Security Council has urged Israel and the Palestinians to honour peace.

The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is holding - but for how much longer? We hear analysis of the conflict and its resolution.

Also on the programme: as Spain reopens to foreigners, tourism industry workers are delighted; and a new show opens in London on the enduring appeal of Alice in Wonderland. 

Joining Paul Henley on the programme is Ece Temelkuran, a Turkish novelist and political commentator and Hisham Hellyer, a scholar and author on politics, religion, and security studies in the West and the Arab world. 

(Photo: Hamas Fighters in Gaza City after the ceasefire declaration; Credit: EPA/MOHAMMED SABER)

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