There is a growing sense that Washington's public expressions of optimism over a Gaza ceasefire deal are far from Netanyahu's war-driven aims.
![Testimony is heard on Gaza in US federal court on Friday. [Brooke Anderson/The New Arab]](/sites/default/files/styles/image_156x88/public/2024-01/422779983_1101436257731604_4777383788890665628_n.jpg?h=ff8c3fa3&itok=RWSrrT7Y)
![More than 200 members of Congress have signed a letter opposing South Africa's genocide case against Israel. [Brooke Anderson/The New Arab]](/sites/default/files/styles/image_156x88/public/2024-01/413898031_1041031157158522_8195934720767720634_n%20%281%29.jpg?h=ff8c3fa3&itok=1e7f0Mtr)
