After being “close to a deal” for so long, Israel and Gaza have officially reached a second ceasefire agreement. Is this the end of the war? And what does it say about Gaza’s future?

Guest: Graeme Wood, staff writer at The Atlantic and lecturer in political science at Yale.

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