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Weekend: Britain and Germany call for 'sustainable ceasefire' in Gaza

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Britain and Germany call for 'sustainable ceasefire' in Gaza

17/12/2023 GMT

BBC World Service - Weekend, Britain and Germany call for 'sustainable ceasefire' in Gaza

The two countries renew call for a halt to the fighting on the ground

The foreign ministers of Britain and Germany say there's an urgent need for what they call a sustainable ceasefire in Gaza. In a newspaper article, they say the sooner a truce comes between Israel and Hamas the better. We will speak to a representative from the UN agency UNRWA for the latest humanitarian situation in Gaza.

Also in the programme: we look at the long and winding road for Ukraine to become a member of the European Union; and the music festival taking place in Mali despite a blockade from an Islamist group. 

Joining Julian Worricker on the programme are Michaela Kuefner, chief political editor of Germany's international broadcaster Deutsche Welle, and Shashank Joshi, the defence editor of The Economist.

(Picture: A damaged structure stands in Gaza as seen from southern Israel on December 16, 2023. Credit: Clodagh Kilcoyne/Reuters)

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