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LIVEDetainees exchanged as truce talks hang in balance
Truce is due to expire in the morning if an agreement is not reached to extend it further
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Israeli soldiers take position in a damaged building in the Zeitoun district, on the southern outskirts of Gaza city. AFPIsraelis torn over prospect of another truce extension
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The UN Security Council meets on the situation in the Middle East and the Israel-Gaza war. AFPGaza experiencing 'epic humanitarian catastrophe', UN chief says
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Ronel Barak emigrated to Israel from her native South Africa in 2010. She runs a cafe in Mitzpe Yair, a settlement in the South Hebron Hills. Willy Lowry / The NationalInside an Israeli settler outpost in the occupied West Bank
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Cop28 President-designate Dr Sultan Al Jaber. Chris Whiteoak / The National
An event banner outside the Al Wasl dome in the Green Zone ahead of the COP28 climate conference at Expo City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023. More than 70,000 politicians, diplomats, campaigners, financiers and business leaders will fly to Dubai to talk about arresting the world’s slide toward environmental catastrophe. Photographer: Hollie Adams / BloombergCop28: Build-up to the UN climate summit in Dubai
The Blue Zone of the Cop28 climate conference at Expo City in Dubai will host 97,000 registered delegates. BloombergCop28 is about bridging the gaps in the global climate fight
Princess Mashael Saud Al Shalan, left, and Princess Noura bint Turki Al Saud say communities are central to their work. Photo: AeonEveryone has role in green challenges say Saudi princesses
US climate envoy John Kerry arrives for the Cop28 summit in Dubai. APUS climate envoy John Kerry says the crunch is here
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