Secunder Kermani is an award-winning journalist and a Foreign Affairs Correspondent for Channel 4 News.
He is one of the few foreign journalists to have reported inside rebel-held territory in Myanmar, where a brutal civil war is raging, and also recently interviewed former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan after his release from jail.
Since joining Channel 4 News last year, he has covered major stories in Brazil, Israel and the Palestinian Territories and Japan. Secunder was previously the BBC’s Pakistan and Afghanistan Correspondent where he played a leading role in covering the rise to power of the Taliban.
With a ceasefire holding in Gaza, violence has flared in the occupied West Bank.
Before even entering office, President Trump was taking full credit for the ceasefire in Gaza, which is now into its second day.
In the Middle East, three Israeli hostages were released by Hamas hours after the ceasefire came into effect.
In less than 13 hours, the ceasefire is supposed to come into force.
After 48 hours of tense final negotiations since the ceasefire deal was announced, Israel’s security cabinet has now voted to approve it.
So despite celebrations last night in Gaza and words of peace from President Biden the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas is not quite signed and sealed yet.
Here’s what you need to know about the ceasefire that’s just been announced.
Finally, Israel and Hamas have agreed to a deal to halt the war in Gaza and free the remaining hostages. It raises hopes for an end to the bloodiest round of fighting in the history of the Israeli Palestinian conflict.
Three weeks ago Mahmod Almahdoun was killed in an attack by an Israeli drone – and his family believe he was deliberately targeted.
Speculation is mounting that a ceasefire and hostage deal in Gaza could be imminent, as the White House said they were cautiously optimistic.
Foreign correspondent Secunder Kermani is in Lebanon looking at how Hezbollah plans to rebuild now a fragile ceasefire is in place.
We have the latest on the situation in Lebanon.
A ceasefire announced last week between Israel and Iran’s proxies Hezbollah in Lebanon is largely holding.
Our foreign affairs correspondent Secunder Kermani is in Beirut.
A ceasefire in Lebanon this week but Israel appears to have stepped up its bombardment across Gaza.