Day: July 5, 2024

Vatican excommunicates its former ambassador to the US  The Guardian

Pope’s chief of staff gives evidence in landmark London property trial  CNN

Israel said Friday that “gaps” remained with Hamas on how to secure a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal but that it will send a delegation for fresh talks with Qatari mediators next week.

The statement from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s spokesman came after a delegation led by the head of Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency, David Barnea, held a first round of talks with mediators in Doha on Friday.

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