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Prospects for a Gaza ceasefire hang in the balance
A Palestinian runs away from an Israeli tank in the central Gaza Strip on June 9, 2024

PROSPECTS for a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel in Gaza hung in the balance today.

Neither side has agreed to the proposals for a halt to the fighting put forward by the United States.

Achieving a deal has been further complicated by the Israeli mission on Saturday that freed four hostages but killed at least 274 Palestinians.

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