After more than 15 months of death and destruction in Gaza there is new hope that Israel and Hamas are about to reach a ceasefire deal and release of hostages. Qatar and Egypt are the lead mediators in the talks and they have been exchanging messages between the sides.

Joining the discussion:

• Khalil Jahshan is Executive Director of the Arab Center in Washington, D.C. 
• Yossi Mekelberg is an Associate Fellow for the MENA Programme at Chatham House in London. 
• Trita Parsi is the Executive Vice-President of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. 
• Gideon Levy is an author and journalist, and a columnist with the Israeli newspaper Haaretz.