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Trump says Israel has agreed to Gaza truce

He told Hamas to take the deal because it will not get better

President Trump says Israel has agreed to conditions for a 60-day Gaza ceasefire. Posting on his Truth Social he said "I hope...that Hames takes this Deal, because it will not get better." We bring you the reaction from the new foreign minister for the Palestinian Authority and also find out what's being said in Israel and speak to our correspondent there.

The Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama says his successor will be confirmed only afer his death. He made the long-awaited announcement in the northern Indian town of Dharamshala, where he lives in exile from Chinese rule.

And Republicans in the US Senate have narrowly passed Donald Trump's mega-bill on tax and spending. We hear from somebody who tells us people in her community are "running scared" and only now realisng they will be losing their housing, healthcare and food stamps.

Presenters: James Copnall and Pria Rai

(Photo: A Palestinian woman looks at the damage, at the site of an Israeli strike on a house that took place on Monday, in Zawayda in the central Gaza Strip. Credit: Ramadan Abed/Reuters)

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