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| Hello. A senior Hamas official has told the BBC the Palestinian armed group will reject the latest US proposal for a new Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal. My colleagues have the latest. BBC Monitoring Russia editor Vitaly Shevchenko explains how Moscow is still funding the war in Ukraine by selling energy to countries including in the European Union. And finally, elusive street artist Banksy unveils his latest artwork. | |
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TOP OF THE AGENDA | Hamas says US plan lacks key demands |
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| | Almost 4,000 people have been killed in Gaza over the past 10 weeks, according to the Hamas-run health ministry. Credit: Reuters | A Hamas official said a US ceasefire proposal did not satisfy core demands, including an end to the war, but the group was still considering the proposal and would respond in due course. The White House said on Thursday that Israel had "signed off" on the plan and that it was waiting for Hamas's response. According to Israeli media, the deal would see Hamas hand over 10 living hostages and the bodies of 18 dead hostages in two phases in exchange for a 60-day ceasefire and the release of Palestinian prisoners. A previous two-month ceasefire collapsed in March when Israel imposed a total blockade on Gaza and resumed its military offensive. The blockade was recently eased, but humanitarian groups are calling for more aid to be allowed into the territory. |
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| | | | Tom Fletcher interview: The UN's humanitarian chief told special correspondent Fergal Keane people in Gaza are being subjected to forced starvation by Israel. Security breakdown: Looting has been reported in north Gaza's main city, where Palestinians are desperately searching for food and aid is difficult to access. Watch: BBC Verify has examined footage of the chaos that unfolded at one of the aid distribution sites managed by the controversial Gaza Humanitarian Foundation earlier this week. | |
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| How Elon Musk changed the US government | President Donald Trump will hold a news conference on Friday with Musk to mark the end of his time in government. | Musk's impact > |
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| FBI to probe effort to impersonate Trump aide | White House chief of staff Susie Wiles said her phone had been hacked, sources told BBC's US news partner CBS. | More details > |
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| Paedophile surgeon's sentence upsets victims | The victims of prolific French paedophile Joel Le Scouarnec have expressed their dismay at the 20-year prison sentence. | Here's why > |
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| Five musicians murdered in suspected cartel killing | Mexican authorities are investigating the disappearance of five musicians in the city of Reynosa, near the US border. | What to know > |
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| Succession creator unveils new film | Jesse Armstrong is back with his first feature-length film, Mountainhead, a satire about four tech billionaire friends. | Read more > |
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| BEYOND THE HEADLINES | How the West helps Russia to fund its war |
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| | | Proceeds made from selling oil and gas are key to keeping Russia's war machine going. Credit: Getty Images | Data analysed by the BBC show that Ukraine's Western allies have paid Russia more for its hydrocarbons than they have given Ukraine in aid. Campaigners say governments in Europe and North America need to do more to stop Russian oil and gas from fuelling the war with Ukraine. |
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SOMETHING DIFFERENT | Water fluoridation debate | Some countries don't add the mineral to water, while others add it to milk or salt. | |
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And finally... | Banksy has unveiled a new piece of graffiti art, which has been traced to a street in the French city of Marseille. Pictures posted on the street artist's Instagram show a bollard with a shadow drawn on the pavement behind it, leading to a wall where a lighthouse has been stencilled along with the words: "I want to be what you saw in me". Take a look. | |
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US Politics Unspun newsletter | No noise. No agenda. Just expert analysis of the issues that matter most, from North America correspondent Anthony Zurcher. | |
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