Dan Senor, former foreign policy advisor in the Bush administration, ‘Call Me Back’ podcast host and ‘The Genius of Israel’ and ‘Start-Up Nation’ co-author, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the details of the peace deal to end the conflict in Gaza,

The tentative agreement between Israel and Hamas to stop the shooting and release the hostages opens up a new vision for the Middle East. The path is narrow, but it is the best chance of creating lasting peace since the Oslo accords in 1993 and 1995.

Israel and Hamas have reached an agreement for the "first phase" of a plan promoted by President Trump to end the war in Gaza. A ceasefire is expected to go into effect after an Israeli Cabinet vote.

For President Trump, success in brokering a cease-fire is the ultimate test of his self-described goal as a deal maker and a peacemaker.

In 2023, global thinktank the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace concluded that Middle Eastern countries “are among the world’s most exposed states to the accelerating impacts of human-caused climate change – including soaring heatwaves, declining precipitation, extended droughts, more intense sandstorms and floods, and rising sea levels”.

Israel's surprise attack in Qatar on Tuesday targeting Hamas' top political leaders was the latest in a campaign aimed at hunting down Israel's top enemies since the 2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel.

Claims of bias or lack of balance around Middle East reporting top ABC complaints, but Ombudsman also points to a rise in activist email campaigns.

Both Hamas and Israel have reportedly responded positively to US President Donald Trump's proposed roadmap to end the conflict.

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Jeff Bachman, American University School of International Service and Esther Brito Ruiz, American University School of International Service ...