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The Israel Defence Forces

approached the eastern part of Han Eunice, a city in the south of the Gaza Strip.

It advised hundreds of thousands of people in the city to move towards Al-Mawasi, a small coastal town.

Earlier, Hamas said that Israel would, quote,

not receive its prisoners alive unless it agrees to an exchange

and negotiation.

But Qatar's Prime Minister said that the possibility of securing a new ceasefire is diminishing.

More than 18,000 people in Gaza have been killed since October 7th according to the enclaves Hamas-run

health ministry. The UN Climate Body published a draft agreement setting out ways that countries could limit their consumption of

fossil fuels by 2050. But it admitted reference to phasing out use of all fossil fuels,

angering attendees at COP28.

America's State Department said that the language must be, quote,

substantially strengthened.

The EU's lead negotiator said parts of the document were, quote, fully unacceptable.

Allies of Alexi Navalny, a Russian opposition politician, said his whereabouts are unknown after he missed a court appearance on Monday.

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