Gaza War 2024, Gaza Hospital Shutdown, Biden's Complicated Legacy
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A year of ceasefire negotiations between Israel and Hamas ends without a ceasefire. I think Netanyahu is waiting for Trump.
What will stop the war in Gaza and free the hostages held by Hamas?
I'm Steve Inskeep with Leila Fadl, and this is Up First from NPR News. The last major hospital in North Gaza is no longer operating. Israeli forces raided and detained doctors and nurses, saying the hospital was being used by Hamas. Aid workers contend a lifeline is severed.
Plus, as President Biden's political career ends, how will history judge his four years in the White House?
Biden went from the dragon slayer to the one who brought the dragon back.
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People in the Middle East have spent this whole year waiting on a ceasefire. From combatants to civilians under fire in tents to hostages. at locations unknown.
And so as the year ends, we have a review of efforts to stop the war in Gaza. Talks were on again, off again. Moments of optimism were followed by weeks of no talks at all.
NPR's Emily Fang is joining us from Tel Aviv to take us through this year. Hi, Emily. Hi, Leila. Okay, so earlier this month, we were hearing a lot of optimism that a deal was close before the end of the year and like so many times before a deal didn't come. What are the major roadblocks?
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