philipj crowley was the assistant secretary of state for public affairs under president obama.he main sticking points in those ceasefire talks. i think the main sticking points are political, as lord cameron said during the press conference, the long—term goal remains expelling hamas after a ceasefire. and for the netanyahu government, they understand, you know, that at some point there's going to be a of reckoning politically, you know, for what happened on 7 october. and as a reasonable bet they will be pushed out of power. so you have the combatants, you know, who are not sure that a ceasefire serves either their strategic interests of their political interests of their political interests and that's why this conflict continues as stubbornly as it does. we have heard a lot _ stubbornly as it does. we have heard a lot of _ stubbornly as it does. we have heard a lot of conviction - stubbornly as it does. we have heard a lot of conviction about| heard a lot of conviction about israel's land assault in rafah in the south of gaza, what is your thought on the mixed messages?— your