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Israeli minister threatens to quit over ceasefire

Far-right Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir says a ceasefire would be a win for Hamas.

Itamar Ben-Gvir is a far right politician who, if he does resign, could bring down the Israeli government. He says a ceasefire would be a win for Hamas,

Also on the programme: the American director David Lynch, whose work included films like The Elephant Man and Blue Velvet as well as the TV series Twin Peaks, has died at the age of 78. Nicholas Cage, the star of his classic film Wild At Heart, pays tribute: and animal rights campaigners in France are celebrating the saving of a tame wild boar named "Rillette", who was named after a meat p芒t茅. We hear from the woman who saved him.

(Picture: Israel's Minister of national security, Itamar Ben-Gvir. Credit: Reuters)

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