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Israel approves ceasefire plan; tsunami warnings in the Philippines, and more
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Binyamin Netanyahu said the way had now been paved “for the release of all the hostages—both the living and the deceased”. Also, a powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.6 struck the Mindanao region of the Philippines.
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