U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan to take over Gaza and expel Palestinians continues to reverberate throughout the Middle East and beyond. Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu are threatening to call off the ceasefire unless all hostages are released by Saturday. 

Joining the discussion:

• Joel Rubin is a former U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary for House Affairs. 
• Khalil Sayegh is the Co-founder and President of The Agora Initiative.
• Dan Arbell is a Scholar-in-Residence at American University’s Center for Israeli Studies. 
• Mustafa Barghouti is the President of the Palestinian Medical Relief Society and head of the Palestinian National Initiative.

Hamas has announced a delay in the planned release of Israeli captives due to alleged Israeli violations of the ceasefire agreement in Gaza. The Qassam Brigades, Hamas’s armed wing, stated that captives would not be released until Israel meets its past obligations and compensates… pic.twitter.com/JU6nBBYRLG

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