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According to a report, u.s. and Qatar mediators are due to reconvene in Cairo on Sunday and a delegate from hamas is expected to attend but Israel won’t send a team because hamas have refused to provide a list of living hostages. Reportedly, expectations of a deal were raised after Israel basically agreed to a framework for a six week ceasefire.

According to a report, a u.s. official said it will be a six week ceasefire starting from today if hamas agree to release vulnerable hostages. Reportedly, a hamas official said a ceasefire will be secured if Israel accepts their demands, but details remain unclear.

According to a report, a delegation from hamas will fly to Cairo on Saturday to meet with egyptian officials and to give hamas’s answer to a proposal worked out in Paris in February, though hamas want humanitarian aid for Gazans, a return of the civilian population to northern Gaza and an israeli withdrawal.

According to a report, the u.s. has carried out its first air drop of aid to Gaza with around 30,000 meals parachuted in from three military planes. Reportedly, the u.s. said the drop was the first of many.

According to a report, u.s. republicans have demanded information about a dicredited man whose claims formed the basis of an enquiry into the u.s. president. Reportedly, Alexander Smirnov was charged with giving false statements following a claim that ukrainian oil company, Burisma paid bribes to Hunter Biden and his father. According to the report, in a letter to the fbi director, the chairs of the house, judiciary and oversight committees asked for documents showing how federal agents vetted the information and how much they paid him. Reportedly, the fbi have represented to congress that the confidential human source was credible and known to them for 14 years.

According to the report, republicans who are leading the impeachment enquiry asked for documents relating to the fbi enquiry into the the bribery allegations. Reportedly, the fbi have until March 15 to provide documents concerning any fbi wrongdoing or inaccurate reporting on Mr Smirnov. According to the report, the fbi initially rejected lawmakers’ requests to show documents relating to the claim, arguing it would reveal their confidential source.

Reportedly, Mr Smirnov who was indicted on charges of making a false statement has pleaded not guilty and is awaiting trial in prison. According to the report, prosecutors have asked that he be held without bail, the justification being alleged extensive contacts with russian intelligence agencies.

According to a report, following an incident in an aid convoy the u.n. said many of the 200 still being treated for injuries suffered gunshot wounds. Reportedly, in the early hours of Thursday people were camped out on a coastal road in an area that had previously been a food distribution point. According to the report, a mob stormed the convoy as it travelled in darkness along the coastal road to Gaza city, bringing it to a halt. Reportedly, hundreds of people descended on the convoy of up to 30 lorries accompanied by the israeli military.

According to the report, a video released by the israeli defence force shows atleast four static lorries with people moving around them and motionless figures lying on the ground. Reportedly, an Al Jazeera video filmed at the rear of the convoy, about half a kilometre south of the Nabulsi roundabout shows people scrambling over lorries, gunshots can be heard. According to the report, the dead and injured were taken to hospital, the interim manager at Al-Awda Hospital said they received 176 injured people, 142 had bullet wounds, the rest are from the stampede and broken limbs.

According to a report, on Wednesday a u.s. official said that the u.s. is considering airdropping aid from military planes into Gaza. Reportedly, the war in Gaza has killed more than 30,000 people, displaced nearly all the population and left gazans on the brink of starvation. Reportedly, acording to data the volume of humanitarian aid fell by half in February compared to January.

It is against orthodox jews’ religion to fight in the army and they are currently exempt from mandatory conscription but according to a report the israeli defence minister has said that orthodox jews must share the military burden. Reportedly, the announcement was welcomed by Benny Gantz, israeli politician and retired army general, but orthodox jews have said the issue could bring down the government.

According to a report, Elon Musk is suing OpenAl, the makers of ChatGPT saying the company has breached the principles he agreed to when he helped found it in 2015. Reportedly, the lawsuit said the firm which was set up to build artificial general intelligence had departed from its original non profit mission, and instead of trying to benefit humanity it is focusing on maximizing profits for major investor, Microsoft.

According to reports, Elon Musk is founder of X, founder and managing director of SpaceX Angel investor, Tesla inc. and others. Reportedly, a member of the distinguished South African Musk family, he emigrated to Canada at the age of 18 and was educated at Queens University, Kingston, Canada, later moving to the University of Pennsylvania where he received a bachelor’s degree in economics and physics. According to the report, with his brother he founded online city guude Zip2 which was acquired by Compaq for $307 million in 1999; that same year he founded X.

According to a report, an election is underway in Iran but turnout is expected to be low. Reportedly, two separate polls are taking place on Friday, one to choose the next members of parliament and the other to elect the assembly of experts, the assembly selects and oversees Iran’s leader.

According to a report, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been leader of Iran for three decades. Reportedly, he was arrested six times during the reign of former shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, and was the subject of an assassination attempt following the shah’s overthrowing.

According to the report, Ali Khamenei was one of Iran’s leaders during the Iran-Iraq war and developed close ties with the revolutionary guards which he controls. Reportedly, the assembly of experts elected him following the death of Ruholla Khomeni who was the first leader following the revolution and a close confidante. According to the report, he is the head of state and commander in chief of the armed forces.

Reportedly, all candidates for the assembly of experts, the presidency and the parliament are vetted by the guardian council who is selected by the ayatollah. According to the report, journalists and bloggers have been imprisoned for insulting Ayatollah Khamenei, some have died in custody.

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According to a report, an investigation has been called for into the deaths of atleast 117 palestinians as they crowded around aid lorries in Gaza, more than 760 were injured. Reportedly, hamas has accused Israel of firing at civilians but Israel says most died in a crush after warning shots were fired.

According to the report, Thursday’s incident took place at around 04.45 local time at the Nabulsi roundabout on the outskirts of Gaza city. Reportedly, a convoy of 30 lorries carrying egyptian aid were making their way north along what the israelis had designated as a humanitarian corridor. According to the report, civilians surrounded the convoy at the roundabout and started climbing on to the lorries, some began violently pushing, trampling others and looting. Reportedly, israeli troops tried to deter them by firing warning shots but pulled back when the hundreds became thousands.

According to the report, the u.n. is warning of a looming famine in northern Gaza where 300,000 people are living with little food or clean water.

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According to a report, the hamas run health ministry said more than 100 palestinians were killed on Thursday while waiting for aid in northern Gaza. Reportedly, an israeli military source said troops opened fire as some of the crowd moved towards them in a way that was endangering the troops. According to the report, an israeli defence force statement said dozens were being trampled and run over by trucks.

Reportedly, hamas who said they were showing flexibility in negotiations have now warned that they may end hostage talks. According to the report, Ismail Haniye who is seen as overall political leader of hamas has called on palestinians from Samaria and east Jerusalem to march to the al- Asqa mosque to pray for Palestinians in Gaza, but since the start of the war in October Israel has restricted access.

According to a report, the russian president has given his annual state of the nation address two weeks before the presidential election, due to take place on 15-17 March. Reportedly, he said that Russia had the initiative in the war against Ukraine and warned the west against sending their own troops to fight in Ukraine, saying Moscow had the weapons to strike targets in the west.

According to reports, except for Avdiivka there have been little changes in the frontline in months, though Russia claimed on Thursday that its troops had re-entered the village of Robotyne which Ukraine retook in August 2023. Reportedly, Russia said its troops had taken over some buildings but it was unclear if Ukraine had completely withdrawn; and according to the report, several members of the ukrainian special forces have died in an assault on the Tendra Spit in Kherson oblast. Reportedly, Ukraine’s special operational forces confirmed the deaths, suggesting those who had died had stayed behind to ensure the main contingent escaped.