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Rarely have representatives of current and new presidents of different parties worked together at such a high-stakes moment. But the president and the president-elect didn’t quite share credit.

In the first phase, 33 hostages and hundreds of Palestinian prisoners would be freed, and hundreds of trucks with humanitarian aid would be allowed into Gaza daily, a copy of the agreement says.

The prime minister of Qatar, a key mediator, said the agreement would come into effect on Sunday, and President Biden said it would last for 42 days. The Israeli cabinet still has to ratify the deal and some details remained unresolved.

“I can only confirm that Russia planned acts of air terror, not just against Poland but against airlines across the globe,” said Poland’s prime minister, Donald Tusk.

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Daniel Chapo was sworn in at a time of widespread anger directed at his party, Frelimo, which has led the country for 50 years and was accused of rigging the election.

One far-right minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, claimed to have scuppered similar agreements over the past year. But, the prime minister has blamed Hamas for the failures.

An agreement offers Gazans at least some respite from the war, and for Israelis it means the release of hostages. But the deal’s ambiguity means fighting could resume within weeks.

Wright, the founder of a fracking firm, testified that he would back all forms of low-carbon energy as well as gas, oil and coal.

Israel’s 15-month bombardment of Gaza has destroyed much of Hamas’s military wing. It has also degraded the Iran-backed proxy network that helps sustain the militant group.