Hope for a ceasefire in Gaza has never felt more distant
The IndependentIn Lebanon, the sky flashed red above the blasted southern neighbourhoods. Lammy warned this was a “dangerous moment for the Middle East”, while Blinken called the talks “maybe the last” opportunity to pull the region back from the brink, free the hostages and secure a ceasefire. “Particularly Biden’s failure to exercise any meaningful leverage over prime minister Netanyahu, whose intransigence has frustrated Israeli negotiations and brought the region to the brink of war.” There is growing pressure on Netanyahu in Israel, where polls suggest rising support for a ceasefire as the Israeli public grow fatigued. They are ignoring the civilian heads in the north.” There have been many promises from the US that the ceasefire talks in Gaza would also bring an end to the fighting between Israel and Lebanon. He said his region did not think a ceasefire with Gaza was “enough for us” and that a diplomatic solution would just “push it all down the road”.