Dialogue of the deaf: are the Israel and Hamas truce talks destined to fail?
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Diplomatic efforts are afoot to push for a truce between Israel and Hamas and bring to a halt the destruction in Gaza. Mark Owen speaks to Hussein Ibish is the senior resident scholar at the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington DC about the chances of reaching a ceasefire deal this week.