Exploring the challenges of reaching a ceasefire deal in Gaza with varying demands from Hamas and Israel, while shedding light on the dire humanitarian crisis in northern Gaza, encompassing food scarcity, disease outbreak, and lack of basic necessities. International efforts by NGOs and countries like the EU, Spain, and the UAE are discussed to provide aid through field hospitals and ships, underscoring the difficulties in distributing aid due to deep mistrust between Israeli troops and Palestinians.
Israeli and Hamas officials failed to come to a cease-fire agreement before the start of Ramadan this past weekend. That’s adding to the difficulty of getting aid into war-torn Gaza and the dire situation on the ground.
Today on The Big Take podcast, Bloomberg’s Fares Alghoul and Ethan Bronner report on what a cease-fire would mean and why reaching an agreement has been so challenging.
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