As two Hamas-linked brothers conduct another, far smaller terror attack on Israeli soil some are asking if Israel should move away from negotiating for more hostages to be freed, and focus instead on eradicating their enemy. The cousin of a hostage fights back.

In an episode full of links we look at the life of Henry Kissinger, who has died aged 100, how he had an impact on the Middle East and his advice - albeit unpalatable advice - for Ukraine.

And we take stock of an opinion piece from the Times' Diplomatic Editor, Roger Boyes, who questions whether we could have a third major war before too long - this time in Taiwan.

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