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• Arab mediators scramble to save Gaza ceasefire as Israel bolsters troop numbers

Of the many factors that will determine the fate of the fragile ceasefire in Gaza, one of the most difficult to quantify and predict is the level of popular support for Hamas.

My colleague Jason Burke, the Guardian’s international security correspondent, has written this analysis piece on the topic: