Ever since American president Donald Trump declared a ceasefire between Israel and Iran, on June 24, we’ve been bombarded by hot takes from leaders on all sides. Trump says the entire world is safer, and the United States has triumphed over Iran. 

Iran’s supreme leader, the Ayatollah Khamenei, says Iran delivered the United States a "severe slap".

But what do Israeli civilians, who are caught in the middle of it all, make of it?

Today, foreign affairs national security correspondent Matthew Knott, reports from the middle east, on what Israelis are thinking now about the fate of the hostages, a looming ceasefire with Gaza, and whether a Nobel Peace Prize could be the key to peace in the middle east.

Ever since American president Donald Trump declared a ceasefire between Israel and Iran, on June 24, we&rsquo;ve been bombarded by hot takes from leaders on all sides. Trump says the entire world is safer, and the United States has triumphed over Iran.&nbsp;
Iran&rsquo;s supreme leader, the Ayatollah Khamenei, says Iran delivered the United States a "severe slap".
But what do Israeli civilians, who are caught in the middle of it all, make of it?
Today, foreign affairs national security correspondent Matthew Knott, reports from the middle east, on what Israelis are thinking now about the fate of the hostages, a looming ceasefire with Gaza, and whether a Nobel Peace Prize could be the key to peace in the middle east.

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Trump billboards in Tel Aviv and Israelis on Iran, Gaza

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