this is gps, the global public square. welcome to all of you in the united states and around the world. i am fareed zakaria coming to you live from new york. today on the program we ll bring you the latest on the is is israel-hamas war. christoph is back from the region and he ll give us what he calls the myths and the reality. is egypt part of the problem or part of the solution in it shares a border with israel and gaza. can it help during or after this brutal war? and the leaders of the two most powerful countries in the world met face to face on wednesday for the first time in a year. presidents xi and biden shook hands and met for four hours. what was accomplished? did the iciness of the relationship thaw? i ll talk to australia s former prime minister kevin ruud and the spectators in the eu. but first, here s my take. between the tragic ongoing war in gaza and the biden-xi summit, one crucial global crisis in danger of being forgotten. the war in ukraine and this