US President Trump has said that “war is over” as the final twenty living Israeli hostages and almost 2,000 Palestinian prisoners and detainees were released as part of the Gaza ceasefire deal.
The president flew to Israel and then Egypt to discuss the next stages of his plan for peace with world leaders at a Gaza summit.
What’s being discussed and are things really “over”? Adam is joined in the studio by the BBC’s security correspondent Frank Gardner and down the line with the BBC’s chief presenter in Washington Caitríona Perry.
Plus, Adam speaks to deputy First Minister of Scotland Kate Forbes from the SNP conference about her reflections on the ceasefire deal, and the party’s plan to overhaul the NHS in the country.
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