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Gaza Health Ministry declares war’s total death toll exceeds 70000

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  James discusses the Gaza ceasefire and the international stabilisation force on TRT World. To watch the video, go to https://jamesmdorsey.substack.com/p/gaza-health-ministry-declares-wars Transcript [ Anchor ] Let's bring in James M. Dorsey, who's a Middle East analyst and senior fellow at Singapore's S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies. James, welcome. So can a ceasefire really be called a ceasefire when civilians, including children, continue to be killed by military means? [ James M. Dorsey ] Well, I think what we're seeing basically is that both Israel and Hamas see the ceasefire as a way to further improve their situations and achieve their goals. That is not to say that there are not serious violations of the ceasefire, particularly by Israel. You see far more Israeli attacks on Palestinian civilians, alleged Hamas operatives, and far less Hamas attacks on Israeli troops. Now, obviously, Hamas's military capabilities have been severely ...