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According to a report, mediation efforts to end the war in Gaza appear to be stalling as Israel has rejected hamas’s terms for a permanent end to the war in return for a hostage deal. Reportedly, hamas are not willing to discuss any further proposals.

According to the report, Israel has launched ground and air attacks in Khan Younis, and bombed Rafah and Gaza city where they appear to be targeting hospitals. Reportedly, a house was strook in Rafah killing atleast 6 people including 3 children, there may be some stuck under the rubble.

According to the report, Israel said they have strook a warehouse containing weapons belonging to hezbollah. Reportedly, suspected air infiltration sirens in the occupied Golan Heights were false alarms, Lebanon’s hezbollah and Israel has regularly exchanged fire over their mutual border since October 7, hezbollah often targets the Golan Heights.

According to the report, the palestinian health ministry said 32,226 people have been killed and 74,518 injured since the war began. Reportedly, Israel said they would allow 2,000 people to return to their homes every day.

According to a report, the whole of Ukraine was put on alert and many strikes have hit Kyiv as Russia launched attacks early Sunday. Reportedly, the region of Lviv bordering Poland was targeted and one of the cruise missiles entered polish airspace. According to the report, many of the attacks which began at 05.00 were repelled by ukrainian air defence systems. Reportedly, about a dozen missiles have been destroyed over Kyiv where there have been no reports of any injuries or damage.

According to the report, the rrussian installed governor of Sevastopol in Crimea said Russia had shot down ten ukrainian missiles over the city on Saturday night, an office building and a gas line were destroyed.

According to a report, in a meeting with the u.s. secretary of state the israeli prime minister said he deeply appreciated the fact that the u.s. and Israel had stood together for five months in the war against hamas, and that they need to evacuate the civilian population from the war zone and take care of humanitarian needs, which they are working on. Reportedly, unable to leave Gaza, people are living in tent camps and overflowing u.n. shelters.

According to the report, Mr Netanyahu said that Israel doesn’t have a way of defeating hamas without going in to Rafah and eliminating the four remaining battalions there. Reportedly, over 1.3 million people are sheltering in Rafah.

According to the report, the u.s. secretary of state said that after the war Israel could be struck in Gaza for years. Reportedly, the u.s. has been talking about a palestinian authority to take over the governance of Gaza, which Israel has rejected.

According to a report, an Ulster university economist said a post brexit change in immigration to northern Ireland is continuing. Reportedly, in 2022 27,016 people came to live or work in northern Ireland, data for 2023 isn’t available.

According to the report, in 2023 there were 13,583 new national insurance registrations for those entering northern Ireland, a slight decrease from 2022 but represents the second highest number recorded since 2007. Reportedly, there were 918 national insurance registrations from eu countries, 6,600 from Asia and 2,000 from Africa, primarily Nigeria.

According to a report, the Oslo accords are a pair of interim agreements between Israel and the palestinian liberation organization. Reportedly, the Oslo process began following negotiations in Oslo, Norway in 1993 that resulted in the recognition of Israel by the plo and the recognition by Israel of the plo as representative of the palestinian people. The documents which were signed by the u.s. and Russia provided for the creation of a palestinian self government. The palestinian authority would have responsibility for Samaria and Gaza which would last for a 5 year period during issues like Jerusalem, palestinian refugees, israeli settlements, security and borders would be looked at.

According to the report, Oslo II created areas a, b and c in Samaria. The palestinian authority were given powers in areas a and b. Reportedly, a ceasefire deal saw Israel withdraw from Gaza in 2005. According to reports, a military conflict between the pa and hamas resulted in a dissolution of a unity government and the division of the palestinian territories into two entities, Samaria governed by the pa and Gaza governed by hamas. Reportedly, hamas fighters took control of Gaza and pa fighters were either taken prisoner, executed or expelled.

According to a report, four people involved in the Moscow attack have been detained in the Bryansk region. Reportedly, atleast 93 people were killed and 140 injured in the attack at the Crocus city hall in the Krasnogorsk suburb of Moscow.

According to a report, islamic state have attacked a concert hall on the outskirts of Moscow, killing atleast 60 people and injuring 100. Reportedly, Crocus city hall was about to begin a rock concert when atleast four heavily armed gunmen dressed in camouflage gear entered the foyer and theatre firing bullets. According to the report, the building which was hosting 6,000 people for a concert by rock band, Picnic was set on fire when the attackers threw petrol bombs, and part of the roof collapsed. Reportedly, the violence erupted moments before the band was due to come on stage.

According to the report, u.s. officials said they had obtained intelligence that said islamic state were planning to attack Russia. It isn’t certain whether the attack was linked to Russia’s presence in Africa. Reportedly, islamic state have claimed responsibility.

According to a report, Russia and China have blocked a u.s. proposed u.n. security council resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.

Reportedly, israel said they would go ahead with their military offensive in Rafah. According to the report, the israeli military said they had killed 140 people they described as terrorists in the raid on Al-Shifa hospital which began on Monday.

According to a report, Ukraine’s energy minister said Russia is trying to provoke a large scale failure of Ukraine’s energy system after Russia launched over 90 missiles and sent 60 drones in to Ukraine overnight, 92 of which were intercepted.

Reportedly, atleast two people were killed and large areas of Ukraine were suffering black outs. According to the report, 53,000 households were without power in Odesa and a power line feeding the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant had been cut and its largest dam hit. Reportedly, fifteen blasts were reported in Kharkiv and blasts were reported in Kryvyi Riy and Vinnystia. According to a report, Ukraine’s prime minister said that the energy sector is under control.

According to a report, the u.s. secretary of state was in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday and Egypt on Thursday to discuss a post war plan to govern Gaza with a number of arab leaders. Reportedly, he is now in Israel and will be meetings with the israeli prime minister. According to the report, a u.n. vote is scheduled for today on a u.s. draft that supports calls for an immediate ceasefire and the release of hostages. Reportedly, talks on the matter resume in Qatar today.

According to the report, amid strained relations, the u.s. have advised Israel not to go ahead with a military operation in Rafah. Reportedly, a u.n. backed food security assessment said 1.1 million people in Gaza were struggling with catastrophic hunger.