16 h. ago Gaza ceasefire plan live: Israel’s government approves deal for hostages’ release as US troops to ‘oversee’ truce

Ceasefire supposed to begin immediately after early Friday’s cabinet approval under deal, says Israeli officialIsraeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu thanked US special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner after a government meeting to approve the US-brokered deal to release all hostages and implement a ceasefire in Gaza.The Times of Israel reports that Gaza’s civil defence service has issued a warning to Palestinians not to approach the areas where the Israeli forces are present, particularly towards the border, until the IDF has officially announced their withdrawal and officials confirm this. Continue reading...

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24 h. ago Kushner and Witkoff invited by Netanyahu to deliver presentation to cabinet

Israeli government approves US-brokered Gaza ceasefire deal and hostage release

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51 h. ago Trump preparing for Middle East visit as Gaza peace deal 'very close'

Trump said he had just off the phone with officials in the Middle East, where his special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner had just joined talks in Egypt.

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5 d. ago US envoys head to Egypt for Gaza ceasefire talks as Trump says ‘we are very close’ to deal

US president says he will push to finalize agreement in the coming days even as scores of Palestinians killed in latest Israeli attacksDonald Trump’s son-in-law and a senior envoy are heading to Egypt to begin ceasefire negotiations, the White House has said, as the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, said he hoped to bring all remaining hostages home in the coming days.A White House official said the US president was sending his envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, to Egypt on Saturday to finalise the technical details of a hostage release and discuss a lasting ceasefire deal a day after Hamas said it was ready to free hostages under Trump’s plan to end the two-year-old war. In an interview, Trump said “we are very close” to reaching an agreement. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago ITV Good Morning Britain interrupted for breaking Keir Starmer 'bad news'

Good Morning Britain presenter Charlotte Hawkins delivered a disappointing update regarding the latest inflation data

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3 w. ago GMB's Susanna Reid announces sad breaking news about Hillsborough law

Good Morning Britain presenters Susanna Reid and Richard Madeley were on hand to deliver the latest headlines during Tuesday's show.

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3 w. ago BBC Morning Live's Gethin Jones delivers sad news as BBC presenter 'takes turn for the worse'

BBC presenter Gethin Jones was back to host Morning Live with Helen Skelton

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3 w. ago BBC News presenter pauses to pay tribute to Ricky Hatton after tragic death

BBC News presenter Samantha Simmonds halted the live broadcast to deliver the news

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