BURSTIsraeli troops begin pulling back from parts of Gaza. Plus, stories from survivors who were trapped on Everest
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Thousands of displaced Palestinians headed back towards their abandoned homes on Friday after a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas came into effect and Israeli troops began pulling back from parts of Gaza.
How was the ceasefire deal done? The turning point was a meeting in New York on the sidelines of the UN general assembly chaired by Donald Trump, soon after his baroque speech to the gathering. Trump described the sidelines chat as his most important meeting at the UN. In the encounter organised by the United Arab Emirates, he set out for the first time his then 20-point plan for peace in front of a group of Arab and Muslim states that could form the backbone of any stabilisation force that entered Gaza in the event of a ceasefire. Read more.
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What did the committee say about Trump’s lobbying effort to win the prize? Nobel committee chair, Jørgen Watne Frydnes, the leader of the Norwegian Nobel Committee said the committee receives thousands of letters every year and makes its decision in a room “filled with both courage and integrity”.
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