Israel's growing isolation - and why it benefits Hamas

Amid growing international outrage over an unfolding famine in
Gaza, lack of aid supplies and the high death toll in the ongoing
war, Israel is increasingly isolated on the world stage. 


Last week, several of Israel's major Western allies - the UK,
France and Canada - set out a timetable for recognising a
Palestinian state. In the following days, an apparently
emboldened Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad both released
fresh videos of hostages they kidnapped on October 7th, showing
the two men in shocking conditions. 


Venetia speaks to Gili Roman, brother of a released hostage and
brother-in-law of a murdered hostage, about the pain of the
videos and the mood on the ground in Israel amid fresh
anti-government protests. 


Plus, The Telegraph's chief foreign affairs commentator David
Blair looks at whether recognising a Palestinian state is the
right move and what other options were available to Prime
Minister Keir Starmer. 


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